Family: Campanulaceae
Plant: An erect or sprawling tufted herb up to 40cm high.
Flowers: Small blue, bell-like, 5-petalled flowers 5-6mm diameter on slender branched stems.
Flowering: September-February.
Fruit: Cone-shaped capsule 2-7mm long.
Leaves: Alternate or opposite, soft, slender, linear, up to 3cm long and 1-6mm wide with entire or toothed margins.
Habitat: Sunny locations in dry sclerophyll forest.
Features: Small blue bell-like flowers on slender stems.
Name:
Wahlenbergia
After the Swedish botanist Goran Wahlenberg.
gracilis From Latin gracilis = thin or slender (referring to its leaves).
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Herb |
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Flowers |
Form |
Tubular/Bell-shaped, Single |
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Colour(s) |
Blue |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
5 |
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Flowering Month |
1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
Grey, Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate, Opposite |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Linear |
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Length |
Short |
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Margins |
Entire, Toothed/Serrated |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
Soft |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest |
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