Wahlenbergia stricta Sweet

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Wahlenbergia

Characteristics

A herb. It is a sprawling weak plant. The leaves are up to 4.5 cm long. The flowers are 1.7 cm long. The lobes of the flower are over 5 mm long. The fruit are 6-8 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in sandy eucalypt forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The flowers are eaten raw. They can be used in salads.
Uses animal food
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown by division of root cuttings.
Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Wahlenbergia stricta leaf picture by Daniel Grixti-Cheng (cc-by-sa)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:145964-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819385
COL ID 5BTCS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Wahlenbergia stricta Wahlenbergia bicolor Wahlenbergia gracilis f. stricta Wahlenbergia gracilis var. stricta Campanula gracilis var. stricta

Lower taxons

Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta