Wahlenbergia sp.

Bluebell at Sutton, ACT

Wahlenbergia sp. at Sutton, ACT - 22 Oct 2015
Wahlenbergia sp. at Sutton, ACT - 22 Oct 2015
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Identification history

Wahlenbergia sp. 23 Oct 2015 BettyDonWood
Wahlenbergia sp. 22 Oct 2015 JasonC

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3 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   23 Oct 2015
Judging from the top of the hairy stem, this could be Wahlenbergia gracilenta, relatively rarely photographed. Could you get good photos of the whole stem, including the leaves?
MattM wrote:
   24 Oct 2015
Just out of interest, what are some key diagnostic features of this species? I have seen perhaps 5 species around the ACT, and only know how to identify a couple.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   24 Oct 2015
Flora of the ACT mentions the small flowers and the shape and hairiness of the fruiting body. The easiest way to ID it is to pull it up and look at the root (only if you have a collecting permit). It is the only Wahlenbergia in the ACT that is an annual.

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Species information

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

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