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Wahlenbergia insulae-howei

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Wahlenbergia insulae-howei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Wahlenbergia
Species:
W. insulae-howei
Binomial name
Wahlenbergia insulae-howei
Lothian (1947)[1]

Wahlenbergia insulae-howei is a flowering plant in the bellflower family. The specific epithet alludes to Lord Howe Island, where it is found.[1]

Description

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It is a perennial herb, tufted and sparsely branched, growing to 5–15 cm in height. The linear or narrowly elliptic to elliptic-oblanceolate leaves are usually 5–20 mm long, 1–6 mm wide. It has blue, bell shaped flowers 6.5–10 mm long. The growth habit varies according to the substrate, being more stunted and tufty in exposed clefts in rocks.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The plant is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is found at rocky sites in bushy grassland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d " Wahlenbergia insulae-howei ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-03.