Wahlenbergia planiflora

Majura, ACT

Wahlenbergia planiflora at Majura, ACT - 16 Nov 2016
Wahlenbergia planiflora at Majura, ACT - 16 Nov 2016
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Identification history

Wahlenbergia planiflora 18 Nov 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Wahlenbergia planiflora 16 Nov 2016 BettyDonWood
Wahlenbergia sp. 16 Nov 2016 SilkeSma

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   17 Nov 2016
Not a species I know. It keyed easily to Wahlenbergia planiflora in bot Plantnet and Vicflora, so I am pretty sure of the ID. I am not sure of the subspecies, which I suspect is longipila, from the haity leaves and broad seed case, rather than planiflora, with hairless leaves and a narrow seed case. It is not clear from the text in Plantnet whether the seed case is in longipila is hairy or not.
The common species with flowers with a short tube and long lobes is Wahlenbergia multicaulis, which has much smaller flowers and a narrow seed case.
waltraud wrote:
   11 Oct 2017
Hi Betty
I think, it is very hard to id the subspecies from the 2 photos - perhaps I would tend to subsp. planiflora based on shape of glabrous seed capsule. The ACT Census Vers 4.0 2017 lists only the subsp. planiflora.

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 16 Nov 2016 08:09 AM Recorded on
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  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Wahlenbergia planiflora Scientific name
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  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1142m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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