Wulfenia carinthiaca
Wulfenia carinthiaca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Wulfenia |
Species: | W. carinthiaca |
Binomial name | |
Wulfenia carinthiaca Jacq. | |
Wulfenia carinthiaca, commonly named Wulfenia, is a plant of the plantain family. The Wulfenia 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.
- Cultivation
Wulfenia carinthiaca is cultivated as an ornamental plant for gardens.
References
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
External links
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