Bluebell at Deakin, ACT
Identification history
| Wahlenbergia sp. | 24 Dec 2018 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Wahlenbergia sp. | 23 Dec 2018 | JackyF |
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User's notes
Lots of native bluebells coming out under gums after the rain
1 comment
BettyDonWood
wrote:
24 Dec 2018
I think this is probably Wahlenbergia multicaulis. The ratio of free lobes to tube of the flowers gives the impression that it is greater than 4:1. Wahlenbergia capillaris (previously communis) has a ratio of 1:2. The other differences between the two species are that the flowers of multicaulis tend to be smaller than capillaris, and the basal leaves wider. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/plants_se_nsw/text/entities/wahlenbergia_multicaulis.htm
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.097183-35.327270
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 23 Dec 2018 03:13 PM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
Additional information
- True In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Species information
- Wahlenbergia sp. Scientific name
- Bluebell Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1665.1m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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