''Levenhookia stipitata'', the common stylewort, is a dicotyledonous

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that belongs to the

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Levenhookia ''Levenhookia'', also known as the styleworts, is a genus of ten recognized species in the family Stylidiaceae and is endemic to Australia. The genus is restricted to Western Australia almost exclusively with a few exceptions: '' L. pusilla ...

'' (family

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). It is an

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that grows about tall with

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to linear leaves. Flowers are pink and bloom from August to January in its native range. ''L. stipitata'' is

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to southwestern

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where it grows in granitic or lateritic soils. This species was first described by

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in 1837 as ''Stylidium stipitatum'' and was later reclassified into the genus ''Coleostylis'', which was placed into synonymy with the genus ''Levenhookia''.Paczkowska, Grazyna. (1996)
''Levenhookia stipitata'' (Sond.) F.Muell.

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, Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. Accessed online: 28 August 2007.Mildbraed, J. (1908). Stylidiaceae. In: Engler, A. ''Das Pflanzenreich: Regni vegetabilis conspectus''. IV. 278. Leipzig. As of 2007, ''L. stipitata'' was reported as being present in the Verran Tanks Conservation Park in

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