Levenhookia murfetii
Levenhookia murfetii Lowrie & Conran

Levenhookia murfetii is an annual herb in the Stylidiaceae family, native to Western Australia. It was described in 2011 by Lowrie & Conran. The species is named after Denzel E. Murfet, a contributor to Stylidiaceae research. The plant grows 1–9 cm tall, with a dark red stem and glandular hairs. Its leaves are cauline, green on the upper side and reddish or green on the underside. Flowers are pink or white with red-pink throat markings and are arranged in corymbs.
Description
Levenhookia murfetii is an annual herb 1–9 cm tall, with a dark red stem that is simple or branched, glabrous at the base and glandular-hairy at the tip. Glandular hairs are 0.1–0.4 mm long. Leaves are cauline, scattered, with oblanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate laminae 2.5–13 mm long, 1–5 mm wide, and obtuse or subacute. The uppermost leaves may have sparse glandular hairs abaxially at the base. Flowers are in corymbs, 1–40 per plant, with lanceolate to linear bracts and 1–4 mm long pedicels. The hypanthium is 0.7–1.2 mm long and 0.7–1.4 mm wide, with glandular hairs. Calyx lobes are 0.9–1.7 mm long and sparsely glandular. The corolla is pale to medium pink or white, with red-pink throat markings and glabrous lobes.
Distribution
Western Australia