Branching Bluebell
Wahlenbergia multicaulis
Small herb with few stems to 40 cm tall. Leaves dark green, oblong, wider towards tip with small bumps along the edges. Pale blue, five petalled flowers to 2 cm wide, held at the end of stems.
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| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Former Scientific Name | Wahlenbergia tadgelli |
| Other Common Names | Tadgell's Bluebell |
| Distinctive Features | The petals are arranged like a wheel with a short tube with long petals (rotate) with almost no tube below the spreading petals. Other Bluebells have bell-shaped flowers (campanulate). |
| Biology | Perennial with thick taproot. In more exposed sites may have an annual life cycle. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Sep-Dec |