Wulfenia carinthiaca, commonly known as wulfenia, is a plant in the plantain family. It is endemic to the Gartnerkofel mountain of the Carnic Alps at the Austro-Italian border. It was discovered in 1779 by Franz Xaver von Wulfen, for whom it is named.

Wulfenia carinthiaca
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Wulfenia
Species:
W. carinthiaca
Binomial name
Wulfenia carinthiaca

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant.

References

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  • Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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See it at Botanic Garden Carinthia in Klagenfurt - Wulfenia carinthiaca

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