Biology:Wulfenia carinthiaca

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Short description: Species of plant

Wulfenia carinthiaca
Kärntner Wulfenie (Wulfenia carinthiaca) 5851.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Wulfenia
Species:
W. carinthiaca
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

External links

See it at Botanic Garden Carinthia in Klagenfurt - Wulfenia carinthiaca

Wikidata ☰ Q1795436 entry