Yellowish Bluebell
Wahlenbergia luteola
Tufted erect herb with many stems to 40 cm tall. Roots are spreading rhizomes. Leaves grey-green, narrow and sometimes hairy. Small bell-shaped flowers (1.5 cm), blue on the inside and yellowish brown outside, are held in loose clusters at the end of stems.
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| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Distinctive Features | The outside of the bell-like bright blue, five petalled flowers is cream-yellow to brownish. Lower leaves opposite in pairs. |
| Biology | Perennial. Grows mainly on the drier parts of the grassland, on stony rises or escarpments, and woodlands on clay soils, often derived from basalt. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Flowers most of the year. |