Wahlenbergia capensis

Common name: Cape Bluebell

Meaning of name:

Wahlenbergia is named in honour of Goran Wahlenberg (1780 – 1851), professor of botany at Uppsala. Capensis refers to the Cape Colony, or southern Africa generally.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia.

Description:

An annual herb to 50 centimetres tall. The blue flowers are produced from September to November.

Notes:

This species is originally from the Cape Province, South Africa.

References:

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2889040

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7384