Wahlenbergia luteola
Yellowish Bluebell at Hughes, ACT
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| Wahlenbergia luteola | BettyDonWood | 28 Nov 2018 | |
| Wahlenbergia luteola | BettyDonWood | 28 Nov 2018 | |
| Wahlenbergia capillaris | BettyDonWood | 28 Nov 2018 | |
| Wahlenbergia sp. | ruthkerruish | 27 Nov 2018 |
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Flowers are 12-13 mm across. I'd like to which species it is.
7 comments
28 Nov 2018
Wahlenbergia communis is now Wahlenbergia capillaris. I think this is a colour mutation. It fits Wahlenbergia capillaris except for the colour. It would help to see reasonably mature seed cases to be 100% sure.
28 Nov 2018
They do not look anything like 3872668 (Wahlenbergia capillaris). If it is a mutation it is not just a colour mutation, the flower never opens properly but remains cone shaped, the size of the plant, leaves and general stature are all reduced by about 50%. They also seem to grow in a more protected environment.
28 Nov 2018
I thought about Wahlenbergia luteola but could see no evidence of the opaque whitish or yellowish outside surface, or that the lowest leaves were opposite each other. The Vicflora key is a pain, because the lead separating Wahlenbergia luteola from capillaris is on details of the style, which I have never been able to get a handle on even when I dissect the flower.
28 Nov 2018
Do you see the flower in the first image? I can see it on my computer but it is cropped off on my phone.
28 Nov 2018
The outside surface of the petals looks on the field like an opaque creamy white which when photographed in the field look white (4th photo). When taken inside to photo the outside seems to colour more. The flower looks like that of 3367124 in Reid. Not sure about the leaves etc.
28 Nov 2018
Wahlenbergia luteola normally opens wide like other Wahlenbergias. Apart from suggesting a mutation which could be the same one that produces the purple flowers, I cannot explain it. https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/plants_se_nsw/key/plants_se_nsw/Media/Html/entities/wahlenbergia_luteola.htm
Location information
- Coordinates 149.097655-35.338770
- Altitude 623.0m
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 27 Nov 2018 05:00 PM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Collections
- ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Wahlenbergia luteola Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Wahlenbergia luteola Scientific name
- Yellowish Bluebell Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 923m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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