Wahlenbergia hederacea

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Wahlenbergia hederacea
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Wahlenbergia
Species:W. hederacea
Binomial name
Wahlenbergia hederacea

Wahlenbergia hederacea, also known as the ivy-leaved bellflower, [1] is a species of flowering plant that is found throughout Europe. The delicate, patch-forming, hairless perennial herb has thin, creeping stems about 20 cm in length. Its pale green leaves are long-stalked and have an ivy-shaped, rounded structure. These leaves can be described as having a cordate shape and are approximately 5–12 mm long and wide. The plant has erect, solitary, pale blue flowers in summer and autumn, [2] with bell-shaped corolla with 5 short lobes. [3] The flowers are 6–10 mm long x 5–8 mm wide [4] and sit on fine stalks 1–4 cm long. It is suggested that the long pedicels are an adaptation to assist in seed dispersal. [5]

Pedicel (botany)

A pedicel is a stem that attaches a single flower to the inflorescence. In the absence of a pedicel, the flowers are described as sessile. Pedicel is also applied to the stem of the infructescence. The word "pedicel" is derived from the latin pediculus, meaning "little foot".

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Habitat

Wahlenbergia hederacea is found in cool, moist and boggy, partially-shaded areas, [3] typically with acidic soils, such as woodlands, streams, pastures, heaths and beside rivulets. The plant thrives in short-grassed areas beside streams, with moist, acidic soils, and is almost never found in basic soils and stagnant water. [6] They usually occur in small, scattered groups. The abundance of the ivy-leaved bellflower has been declining throughout the 1900s due to the loss of their habitat. [5]

Distribution

Wahlenbergia hederacea is native to Europe and commonly found in Southern England, and Wales, [7] but also in North West England, Western Scotland, Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Western Germany, Spain, and Portugal. [6]

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

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Wales Country in northwest Europe, part of the United Kingdom

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous, with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.

North West England Place in England

North West England, one of nine official regions of England, consists of the five counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. The North West had a population of 7,052,000 in 2011. It is the third-most populated region in the United Kingdom after the South East and Greater London. The largest settlements are Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington, Preston, and Blackpool.

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References

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  2. Robinson, William (2009). Hardy Flowers. Applewood Books. p. 261. ISBN   9781429014434.
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  4. The Wild Flower Key, British Isles N.W. Europe, Francis Rose, WARNE, Published by the Penguin Group, 1991 reissue, ISBN   0-7232-2419-6
  5. 1 2 Eddie, William; Cupido, Christopher (March 2014). "Hesperocodon, a new generic name for Wahlenbergia hederacea (Campanulaceae): phylogeny and capsule dehiscence". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 71 (1): 63–74.
  6. 1 2 Rix, Martyn (26 February 2004). "Plate 488. Wahlenbergia hederacea". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 21 (1): 61–64.
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