Wahlenbergia preissii

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Wahlenbergia preissii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Wahlenbergia
Species:
W. preissii
Binomial name
Wahlenbergia preissii

Wahlenbergia preissii is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to Western Australia. [3]

The slender, erect, annual herb typically grows to a height of 0.06 to 0.4 metres (0 to 1 ft). It blooms between September and November producing blue-pink-white flowers.

The species is found among granite outcrops in the Mid West, Goldfields-Esperance, Wheatbelt and South West regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-loamy soils. [3]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1848 by the Dutch botanist Willem Hendrik de Vriese. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wahlenbergia preissii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 Vriese, W.H. de in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1848), Campanulaceae. Plantae Preissianae 2(2-3): 241
  3. 1 2 "Wahlenbergia preissii". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.