Wulfenia carinthiaca
Appearance
Wulfenia carinthiaca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Wulfenia |
Species: | W. carinthiaca
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Binomial name | |
Wulfenia carinthiaca |
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.
It is cultivated as an ornamental plant.
References
[edit]- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
External links
[edit]See it at Botanic Garden Carinthia in Klagenfurt - Wulfenia carinthiaca
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