Wulfenia carinthiaca

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Wulfenia carinthiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Plantaginaceae
Genus:
Wulfenia
Species:
W. carinthiaca
Binomial name
Wulfenia carinthiaca

Wulfenia carinthiaca, commonly named wulfenia, is a plant of the plantain family. It is endemic to the Gartnerkofel mountain of the Carnic Alps at the Austro-Italian border.

It was discovered in 1779 by Franz Xaver von Wulfen, for whom it is named.

Wulfenia flower spike.
Cultivation

Wulfenia carinthiaca is cultivated as an ornamental plant for gardens.

References

  • Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

External links

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