Levenhookia dubia

Taxobox
name = hairy stylewort


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Stylidiaceae
genus = "Levenhookia"
sectio = "Estipitatae"
species = "L. dubia"
binomial = "Levenhookia dubia"
binomial_authority = Sond. 1845
synonyms ="L. creberrima" F.Muell. 1863

"Levenhookia dubia", the hairy stylewort, is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Levenhookia" (family Stylidiaceae). It is an ephemeral annual that grows from 2 to 6 cm tall with obovate leaves that are generally 2-5 mm long. Flowers are white and bloom from September to October in its native range. "L. dubia" is most closely related to "L. sonderi", which has been described as a variety of "L. dubia" in the past. It is endemic to Australia and has native ranges in Western Australia, South Australia, and Victoria. Its habitat has been reported as being sandy soils in granite outcrops.Paczkowska, Grazyna. (1996). [http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/flora?f=343&level=s&id=7670 "Levenhookia dubia" Sond.] FloraBase, Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. Accessed online: 11 August 2007.] Mildbraed, J. (1908). Stylidiaceae. In: Engler, A. "Das Pflanzenreich: Regni vegetabilis conspectus". IV. 278. Leipzig.]

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