Wahlenbergia caryophylloides

Wahlenbergia caryophylloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Campanulaceae
Genus:Wahlenbergia
Species: W. caryophylloides
Binomial name
Wahlenbergia caryophylloides
P.J.Sm.

Wahlenbergia caryophylloides is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to Western Australia.[1]

The single-stemmed annual herb typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 0.8 metres (0.3 to 2.6 ft). It blooms between May and September producing white-blue-purple flowers.

The species is found on the edges of swamps, lagoons and mud flats in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wahlenbergia caryophylloides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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