| Waxy bluebell | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Wahlenbergia |
| Species: | W. ceracea |
| Binomial name | |
| Wahlenbergia ceracea Lothian | |
Wahlenbergia ceracea (from the Latin cerae = waxy), commonly known as the waxy bluebell, is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to eastern Australia.
The perennial herb typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 1.1 metres (0 to 4 ft). It blooms in the summer between October and February producing blue-pink-white flowers. It is leafless in its upper parts, and mostly hairless with occasional sparse hairs near the base.
The species is found in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
References
- ^ "Waxy Bluebell | Grasslands". grasslands.ecolinc.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- "Wahlenbergia ceracea Lothian". PlantNET. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 3 August 2017.