Levenhookia preissii

Levenhookia preissii, commonly known as Preiss's stylewort, is a dicotyledonous species of flowering plant in the family Stylidiaceae.

Levenhookia preissii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Stylidiaceae
Genus:	Levenhookia
Section:	L. sect. Coleostylis
Species:	L. preissii
Binomial name
Levenhookia preissii (Sond.) F.Muell.
Synonyms
Coleostylis preissii Sond.

Description and habitat

Levenhookia preissii is an ephemeral annual that grows about 15 centimetres (5.9 in) 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]