Bluebell

Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Wahlenbergia
Species: luteola
Main Flower Colour: Blue

Description

Perennial forb to 80cm tall. Leaves opposite each other near the base, alternating up the stems higher up. Leaves 0.4-6cm long, 1-4mm wide, linear, hairless to sparsely hairy, margins flat, entire or with small teeth, and with pointed tips. Flowers blue, sometimes pink or white inside, white to yellowish brown outside, bell-shaped, with 5 or sometimes 6 lobes, in open groups at the tops of the stems.

Identification

The main flower colour is blue.

References

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Wahlenbergia~luteolaCreated: 31 Oct 2014 - Stephen L (Clare) SA
Updated: 29 Jan 2015 - Member - John and Val

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Location

Bio Regions

Flinders Lofty Block (FLB)

Region Specifics

Spring Gully Conservation Park

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