Wahlenbergia gracilenta

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Campanulaceae/Wahlenbergia

At a glance

Occurrence records6 427

Data sources6

Biological traits42

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Wahlenbergia gracilenta's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 427 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources42 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF6 427 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

01Narrative

Wahlenbergia gracilenta, commonly known as annual bluebell, is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to Western Australia. The erect to ascending annual herb typically grows to a height of 0.05 to. It blooms between May and December producing white-blue flowers. The species is found on hillsides, amongst granite outcrops and in damp depressions in the Mid West, Wheatbelt, South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-loamy-clay soils.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology18

Fruit length4 mm

Fruit width3.5 mm

Leaf length20.5 mm

Leaf length max40 mm

Leaf length min1 mm

Leaf mass per area23.69 g/m2

Leaf size226 mm²

Leaf width5.6 mm

Leaf width max11 mm

Leaf width min0.2 mm

Plant height0.232 m

Plant height max0.4 m

Plant height min0.015 m

Seed length0.634 mm

Seed mass0.01 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.01 mg · AusTraits: 0.008 mg · GIFT: 0.01 mg

Seed mass max0.01 mg

Seed mass min0.01 mg

Seed width0.337 mm

Life cycle & reproduction10

Dehiscencedehiscent

Dispersal typeself

Flowering timeyynnnyyyyyyy

Life formannual

Life spanannual

Pollination syndromeinsect

Raunkiær life formtherophyte

Reproductive maturity0.75 years

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite+monoecious

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical lanceolate obovate ovate

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Wahlenbergia gracilenta has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Wahlenbergia gracilenta carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 18 n = 9

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records18–182n range18median18mode3records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 183×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Gulline, H. F. 2003. <In> R. J. E. Wiltshire & W. D. Jackson, Index of chromosome numbers of Tasmanian spermatophytes. Pap. & Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania 137: 39–53.

CCDB · book-fedorov — Gulline (D. 1955)

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Gulline unp.

n 182×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Smith, P. J. 1992. A revision of the genus Wahlenbergia (Campanulaceae) in Australia. Telopea 5: 91–175.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Petterson, J. A. 1997. Review of the genus Wahlenbergia (Campanulaceae) in New Zealand. New Zealand J. Bot. 35: 9–54.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=0.992 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type6 427 records

Wild obs. + sensor5 188

Museum / vouchered1 237

Other2

Origin

Native1 247

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO16 732 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy93% within 1 km

≤100 m 3 648≤1 km 1 050≤10 km 353>10 km 14

5 065 georeferenced · 123 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor5 188

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy55% within 1 km

≤100 m 354≤1 km 293≤10 km 446>10 km 86

1 179 georeferenced · 58 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 237

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions14 of 21 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Adelaide, AU	493
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	180
Kensington, AU	124
Canberra, AU	88
Mount Annan, AU	73
Hobart, AU	58
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	22
Brisbane, AU	15
Armidale, AU	11
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record	5
QVMAGlocation not on record	4
NSW Office of Environment and Heritagelocation not on record	4
Joondalup, AU	4
Auckland, NZ	2
Norfolk, US	2
Parkville, AU	2
EL PASO, US	2
Kew, GB	2
South Kensington, GB	1
LDlocation not on record	1
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	1

21 institutions · 1 094 of 1 237 vouchered records shown · 143 without an institution code

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Wahlenbergia gracilenta

At a glance

Sources6 archives

Size & morphology18

Life cycle & reproduction10

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry2

Other traits1

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type6 427 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions14 of 21 geolocated

Record type6 427 records