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]
Wahlenbergia nodosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Genus: | Wahlenbergia |
Species: | W. nodosa
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Binomial name | |
Wahlenbergia nodosa (H.Buek) Lammers
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This species is similar to, and often confused with, Wahlenbergia tenella and Wahlenbergia tenerrima.[2]
References
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- ^ SANBI Redlist distribution map
- ^ Adamson, R.S. 1955. The South African species of Lightfootia. Journal of South African Botany 21. p.195.