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Rock bluebell

Wahlenbergia saxicola

Rock bluebell
Photo: Nina Jones, Public domain
Family
Campanulaceae (Campanul family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Tasmania
Climate
temperate

About

Wahlenbergia saxicola, commonly known as the rock bluebell, is a herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to Tasmania in Australia.

The perennial herb forms loose mats of foliage typically grows to a height of 5 to 10 centimetres (2 to 4 in). The leaves have a spathulate to obovate or lanceolate shape. It blooms throughout the year producing blue flowers. It has basal leaves and prostrate stems.

Other Wahlenbergia plants

New Zealand Harebell · Small bellflower · Wahlenbergia aridicola · Cape Bluebell · Wahlenbergia capillaris · Wahlenbergia caryophylloides · Waxy Bluebell · Wahlenbergia densifolia · Wahlenbergia fluminalis · Wahlenbergia glabra · Royal Bluebell · Annual Bluebell

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Wahlenbergia saxicola by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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