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.

Wulfenia carinthiaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Plantaginaceae
Genus:Wulfenia
Species:
W. carinthiaca
Binomial name
Wulfenia carinthiaca

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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