Wahlenbergia sp.

1 Bluebell at Hughes, ACT

Wahlenbergia sp. at Hughes, ACT - 29 Dec 2019
Wahlenbergia sp. at Hughes, ACT - 29 Dec 2019
Wahlenbergia sp. at Hughes, ACT - 29 Dec 2019
Wahlenbergia sp. at Hughes, ACT - 29 Dec 2019
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Identification history

Wahlenbergia sp. 31 Dec 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Wahlenbergia sp. 31 Dec 2019 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 31 Dec 2019 LisaH

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User's notes

A beautiful sight, all alone in the drought affected bush

2 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   31 Dec 2019
It is probably Wahlenbergia capillaris (free lobes of the flowers 6-15 mm long) or Wahlenbergia gracilis (free lobes of the flowers 1.5-6 mm long). It might even be Wahlenbergia graniticola (free lobes of the flowers 5-20 mm long)
With the plants being water stressed, they do not really look like any of them, by far though the most common is Wahlenbergia capillaris.
LisaH wrote:
   31 Dec 2019
Thank you

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 29 Dec 2019 06:03 PM Recorded on
  • LisaH 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
  • In flower

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  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
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