Wahlenbergia sp.

Bluebell at Kambah, ACT

Wahlenbergia sp. at Kambah, ACT - 9 Mar 2010
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Identification history

Wahlenbergia sp. 1 Nov 2016 BettyDonWood
Wahlenbergia sp. 1 Nov 2016 BettyDonWood
Wahlenbergia gracilis 1 Nov 2016 MatthewFrawley

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A guess on it being Wahlenbergia gracilis, hoping there is enough in the photo to positively ID this plant. Thumb and forefinger provides relative size of flower.

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   2 Nov 2016
It could be Wahlenbergia gracilenta, which has flowers about the same size. We prefer to see photos of the flower sideways on, the stem, and the leaves, before making an ID to species level for Wahlenbergia.
   2 Nov 2016
Okay, well this one could only ever have an ID of Wahlenbergia sp. then as I didn't get any other photos. I will return to the location and try and get more photos. It is possible that there could be either of those two species present, or even both.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 9 Mar 2010 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • MatthewFrawley Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • Less than 10cm Plant height

Species information

  • Wahlenbergia sp. Scientific name
  • Bluebell Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1665.1m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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  • Additional attributes
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