About Levenhookia stipitata (Benth.) F.Muell.
Levenhookia stipitata, commonly known as the common stylewort, is a dicotyledonous plant in the genus Levenhookia of the family Stylidiaceae. It is an ephemeral annual that grows between 7 and 10 centimetres (2.8 to 3.9 inches) tall, and has leaves ranging from oblanceolate to linear in shape. Its flowers are pink and bloom from August to January within its native range. L. stipitata is endemic to southwestern Western Australia, where it grows in granitic or lateritic soils. This species was first described by George Bentham in 1837 under the name Stylidium stipitatum. It was later reclassified into the genus Coleostylis, which was subsequently placed into synonymy with the genus Levenhookia. As of 2007, L. stipitata was reported to occur in Verran Tanks Conservation Park in South Australia.
