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Levenhookia chippendalei F.L.Erickson & J.H.Willis
Arid Zone Stylewort

Reference
Victorian Naturalist 83:107, Tab. 2, Figs 7-10 (1966)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual (ephemeral), herb, 0.1-0.2 m high. Fl. red-pink, May or Jul to Nov. Red sand, sandy clay.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 March 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Carnegie, Eastern Murchison, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, McLarty, Shield, Tanami Desert, Trainor, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Ngaanyatjarraku, Wiluna.