Biology:Wahlenbergia nodosa

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Wahlenbergia nodosa
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Wahlenbergia
Species:
W. nodosa
Binomial name
Wahlenbergia nodosa
(H.Buek) Lammers

Wahlenbergia nodosa (known as the Mouse-spoon Capebell or Muistepelkaroo) is a herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to the dry karoo regions of South Africa .[1]

This species is similar to, and often confused with, Wahlenbergia tenella and Wahlenbergia tenerrima.[2]

References

  1. SANBI Redlist distribution map
  2. Adamson, R.S. 1955. The South African species of Lightfootia. Journal of South African Botany 21. p.195.

Wikidata ☰ Q15556233 entry