- Levenhookia preissii
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Levenhookia preissii 
Illustration from Johannes Mildbraed's 1908 monograph on the Stylidiaceae. Scientific classification 
Kingdom: Plantae clade: Angiosperms clade: Eudicots clade: Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Stylidiaceae Genus: Levenhookia Section: Coleostylis Species: L. preissii Binomial name Levenhookia preissii
(Sond.) F.Muell.Synonyms Coleostylis preissii Sond.
Levenhookia preissii, Preiss's stylewort, is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus Levenhookia (family Stylidiaceae). It is an ephemeral annual that grows about 15 cm tall with oblanceolate to linear leaves. Flowers are pink to red and bloom from September to January in its native range. L. preissii is endemic to southwestern Western Australia where it grows in grey or black sandy peat soils in swampy areas.[1][2]
References
- ^ Paczkowska, Grazyna. (1996). Levenhookia preissii (Sond.) F.Muell. FloraBase, Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. Accessed online: 23 August 2007.
- ^ Mildbraed, J. (1908). Stylidiaceae. In: Engler, A. Das Pflanzenreich: Regni vegetabilis conspectus. IV. 278. Leipzig.
Categories:- Eudicots of Western Australia
- Levenhookia
- Plants described in 1845
- Asterales stubs
- Western Australian plant stubs
- Australian asterid stubs
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