Wahlenbergia gracilenta
| Annual bluebell | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Wahlenbergia |
| Species: | W. gracilenta
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| Binomial name | |
| Wahlenbergia gracilenta | |
Wahlenbergia gracilenta, commonly known as annual bluebell, is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to Western Australia.[1]
The erect to ascending annual herb typically grows to a height of 0.05 to 0.4 metres (0.2 to 1.3 ft). It blooms between May and December producing white-blue flowers.
The species is found on hillsides, amongst granite outcrops and in damp depressions in the Mid West, Wheatbelt, South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-loamy-clay soils.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Wahlenbergia gracilenta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
Categories:
- Wahlenbergia
- Eudicots of Western Australia
- Plants described in 1947
- Endemic flora of Western Australia