Levenhookia lepthantha Trumpet Stylewort Endemic
I wasn't aware of this particular plant before we came to Pindar to see the famous "Everlasting" wild flower displays but it turns out to be present in the millions of plants. Like many at this site it is a Spring ephemeral annual and in a few months there would be no trace of it at all.
Like plants in the Stylidium genus (Trigger Plants), Levenhookia leptantha has a sensitive labellum which responds to the presence of an alighting insect and causes pollen to be propelled to the underside of the insect. In Stylidium the column is rest and can cause another pollination "strike" but in the Levenhookia genus it can only happen once. It is believed to be related possibly ancestrally to Stylidium.
Levenhookia leptantha is quite common in south Western Australia. It can be found in the coastal plain from Perth to Shark Bay and inland in the wheat belt.
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Pindar, Western Australia 20th September 2024
Added on 17th August 2025