Granite bluebell | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Genus: | Wahlenbergia |
Species: | W. graniticola |
Binomial name | |
Wahlenbergia graniticola | |
Wahlenbergia graniticola, commonly known as the granite bluebell, is a herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to eastern Australia.
The tufted perennial herb typically grows to a height of 0.07 to 0.95 metres (0 to 3 ft). It blooms throughout the year producing blue flowers. [3]
The species is found in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. [3]
Wahlenbergia gloriosa, commonly known as royal bluebell is a perennial herb in the bluebell family Campanulaceae. It has egg-shaped leaves near the base of its stem, linear leaves higher up and usually a single purple flower with a tube-shaped base. The flower is the floral emblem of the Australian Capital Territory.
Wahlenbergia stricta, the Australian bluebell, tall bluebell or austral bluebell, is an Australian wildflower from the Campanulaceae family. It is considered the most commonly encountered of the Wahlenbergias. It is found in all Australian states but not the Northern Territory. It is often seen growing by the side of the road, enjoying the extra runoff.
Wahlenbergia gracilis, common name Australian bluebell, is an Asian wildflower from the family Campanulaceae. It also grows on western Pacific Ocean islands.
Hakea laevipes is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. A widespread species found growing on coastal and tableland locations mainly in eastern New South Wales, with scattered populations in south-eastern Queensland.
The Burrinjuck Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve on the south west slopes of New South Wales, Australia. The 5,250-hectare (13,000-acre) reserve is located adjacent to the Burrinjuck Dam, with 5,118 hectares of the reserve located on the northern side of the reservoir, and the remaining 89 hectares located on the southern side of the reservoir to the northeast of Black Andrew Nature Reserve. It includes land formerly managed as the Burrinjuck State Forest and Burrinjuck State Recreation Area.
Caladenia graniticola, commonly known as the Pingaring spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single, hairy leaf and one or two yellowish-green, red and white flowers which have a greenish-yellow and white labellum with a red tip. It was originally described as Caladenia hoffmanii subsp. graniticola but has a slightly different labellum and column.
Wahlenbergia queenslandica is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to Western Australia, to New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory, and South Australia.
Wahlenbergia ceracea, commonly known as the waxy bluebell, is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to eastern Australia.
Wahlenbergia aridicola is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to eastern Australia.
Wahlenbergia fluminalis, commonly known as the river bluebell, is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to eastern Australia.
Wahlenbergia densifolia, commonly known as the fairy bluebell, is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to eastern Australia.
Wahlenbergia glabra is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to eastern Australia.
Wahlenbergia littoralis is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to eastern Australia.
Wahlenbergia luteola is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to eastern Australia.
Wahlenbergia planiflora, commonly known as flat bluebell, is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to eastern Australia.
Wahlenbergia graniticola is a herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to New South Wales.
Wahlenbergia scopulicola is a herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to eastern Australia.
Wahlenbergia victoriensis is a herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to eastern Australia.
Wahlenbergia capensis, commonly known as the Cape bluebell, is a plant in the family Campanulaceae and is native to Cape Province but has been introduced to Australia. It is an annual herb with up to four greenish blue, bell-shaped flowers with spreading petal lobes.
Roger Charles Carolin is a botanist, pteridologist and formerly an associate professor at Sydney University. He was appointed as a lecturer in botany at the University of Sydney in 1955 earned a Ph.D from Sydney University in 1962 with a thesis on the floral morphology of the campanales, and retired as an associate professor in 1989.