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Wahlenbergia gracilenta

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Annual bluebell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Wahlenbergia
Species:
W. gracilenta
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

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  1. ^ a b "Wahlenbergia gracilenta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.