Wahlenbergia sp.

Bluebell at Belconnen, ACT

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Identification history

	Wahlenbergia sp.	17 Oct 2016	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	16 Oct 2016	jasonbmackenzie

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User's notes

Site 4152 (fire orchid survey)... one of the sun orchids?

4 comments

CathB wrote:

17 Oct 2016

I don't think this is an orchid. It looks like a Wahlenbergia.

TonyWood wrote:

17 Oct 2016

I agree with Cath.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

18 Oct 2016

Jason a side on shot of the flower and a close up of the leaves is needed to ID bluebells to the species level

jasonbmackenzie wrote:

18 Oct 2016

Thanks for clarifications, everyone. The wind was pretty gusty, so I struggled to get a decent shot of this one

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Location information

Coordinates 149.079619 -35.269230
Altitude 651.4m
Maps Aranda Bushland
Places Belconnen, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
15 Oct 2016 01:45 PM Recorded on
jasonbmackenzie Recorded by
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jasonbmackenzie Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants

Additional information

True In flower
10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

Wahlenbergia sp. Scientific name
Bluebell Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 2121m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower

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