Granite Bluebell

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Wahlenbergia littoricola

Tufted herb to 80 cm high, branching below ithe flowers. Leaves alternate or sometimes the lowermost opposite with flat or undulate margins. Blue bell-shaped flowers.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Biology

Perennial. Grasslands, woodlands and forest.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Flowers most of the year.
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Campanulaceae
Genus
Wahlenbergia
Species
littoricola

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Named after the Swiss botanist Goran Wahlenberg (1780-1851).

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Similar to W. graniticola which has larger leaves and flowers and more tightly branched stems. There are taxonomic difficulties with W. graniticola and W. littoricola and W. littoricola. It may eventually be considered to be a subspecies.
Native Status
Native