Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta
Tall Bluebell at Top Hut TSR
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| Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Jan 2024 | |
| Wahlenbergia planiflora | AndyRoo | 1 Jan 2024 |
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GPSed. Was very windy making it difficult to get good pics. Flowers ~ 25mm across? Plant heights say 40-50cm. Basal leaves very hairy. Seems to be the dominant Wahlenbergia in this part of the site. Guesstimate at least 1000 plants, within say 60m+ radius of GPS point, in this part of the "south" paddock. I note free lobes of the flower look like they are less than 4 times as long as the tube as opposed to the characteristic >4x length - so my other guess would be W. graniticola.
7 comments
1 Jan 2024
I'm pretty happy with W. planiflora, it matches that species well to me, this doesn't look right for W. graniticola to me either, I don't get the vibe that this is the right habitat for it either. Wait to see what Ciaran has to say.
1 Jan 2024
I would say W.stricta I think, the calyx lobes are too big and lack the blunt tips of W.planiflora. Agree that we can discount W.granticola
2 Jan 2024
Thanks guys. Good to know that it's W. stricta and to have another Wahlenbergia species added to the list for this site. Note the style/stigma appears to protrude just above the flower tube (see 2nd & 3rd pics) which from LUCID factsheet (https://apps.lucidcentral.org/plants_se_nsw/text/entities/wahlenbergia_stricta.htm) is more common with subsp. alterna?
Location information
- Coordinates 148.913282-36.113402
- Altitude 1159.4m
- Maps Top Hut TSR
- Places Dry Plain, NSW
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2023 12:32 PM Recorded on
- AndyRoo Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- Yes In flower
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- AndyRoo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta Scientific name
- Tall Bluebell Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1634m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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