Wahlenbergia capillaris
Tufted Bluebell at Greenway, ACT
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| Wahlenbergia capillaris | BettyDonWood | 28 Feb 2017 | |
| Wahlenbergia capillaris | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Feb 2017 | |
| Wahlenbergia planiflora subsp. planiflora | SteveC | 26 Feb 2017 |
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User's notes
Better photographs to help out. It grows on long stems.
2 comments
28 Feb 2017
Thanks for the photos that include a side-on shot of the flower. It is not the suggested Wahlenbergia planiflora as the petal lobes are only 1-2 times as long as the petal tube. In planiflora the petals are at least 4 X the length of the tube. The fourth photo is an aberration of a flower caused by infection by a virus or an insect like a wasp laying eggs and then young developing in a flower bud (it should be ignored when IDing a plant).
1 Mar 2017
You really need a photo of the way the leaves are arranged on the stem and the shape of the leaves, to be certain it is not Wahlenbergia stricta.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.057000-35.417000
- Altitude 560.0m
- Places Greenway, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2017 04:38 PM Recorded on
- SteveC Recorded by
- Yes In flower
Collections
- SteveC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Wahlenbergia capillaris Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Wahlenbergia capillaris Scientific name
- Tufted Bluebell Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1409.88m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Wahlenbergia communis
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
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