Levenhookia pusilla

Levenhookia is named in honour of Antonius van Leeuwenhoek (1632 – 1723), a Dutch zoologist and microscopist, who discovered the capillary circulation of the blood. Pusilla is from the Latin word pusillus, meaning very small, insignificant.

Occurs in the south west of Western Australia.

A very small reddish herb to 10 centimetres tall. The pink flowers are produced from September to December.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2891342

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7676

Why are there no photographs available for this plant?

The main reason why some plants don’t have photographs is because we haven’t found the plant yet. We have had a few flora surveys conducted and they have indicated that this plant can be found in the bush. The problem is that we just don’t know where in the bush to find it. And if we can’t find it, we can’t photograph it.

Another problem we have is that, while we have a name for the plant, we don’t know what it actually looks like. It’s very difficult to find a plant if you’re not sure what you’re looking for.

But rest assured that as soon as we have photographs for this plant we’ll put them on the website.