Wahlenbergia capensis

Cape bluebell
Wahlenbergia capensis in the Kensington Bushland Reserve, Perth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Wahlenbergia
Species:
W. capensis
Binomial name
Wahlenbergia capensis
Synonyms
  • Campanopsis capensis (L.) Kuntze
  • Campanula capensis L.
  • Petalostima capensis (L.) Raf.
  • Roella decumbens G.Don not validly publ.
  • Roella decurrens Andrews nom. illeg.
  • Wahlenbergia capenss var. leiocalycina Zahlbr.

Wahlenbergia capensis, commonly known as the Cape bluebell, is a plant in the family Campanulaceae and is native to the Cape Province but has been introduced to Australia. It is an annual herb with up to four greenish blue, bell-shaped flowers with spreading petal lobes.

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