Wahlenbergia capillaris

Tufted Bluebell at Yarralumla, ACT

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Identification history

	Wahlenbergia capillaris	22 Oct 2017	MichaelMulvaney
	Wahlenbergia capillaris	11 Oct 2017	RobertD

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3 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:

12 Oct 2017

To ID Wahlenbergia to species level, you need to provide good photos of the flower front on and side on, some stem + at least two whole leaves, and if possible the whole plant. Whole plants nearly always fade into the background, so I suggest something black as a background. Don used black velvet. A black t-shirt is nearly as good. Also a measure of flower size is helpful for some species.
I suspect this is either multicaulis (usually smaller flowers) or planiflora (usually larger flowers) because it appears that the free lobes of the flowers might be more than four times the length of the base. This Is where the sideways photo helps. Plus flower size, which might be enough to make a decision one way or the other. The clincher for telling which of the two species this is, is a photo of a reasonably mature seed case!

RobertD wrote:

14 Oct 2017

added a few more images, flowers are approx 20mm diameter

BettyDonWood wrote:

14 Oct 2017

I think it probably is communis, though the hairy lowermost leaves are a worry.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.095016 -35.306267
Altitude 595.8m
Places Yarralumla, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
12 Oct 2017 12:28 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

True In flower
10cm to 30cm Plant height

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
Machine learning
In flower
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Synonyms
Wahlenbergia communis

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