Wahlenbergia capensis

Common names: Cape Campanula

Genus: Campanula

Species: Campanula capensis

Class: Pentandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Wahlenbergia

Modern Species: Wahlenbergia capensis

Modern Family: Campanulaceae Subfamily Campanuloideae

Plant Type: Root Annual

Color: "whitish on the outside, lively blue within"

Native Region: Cape of Good Hope (S Africa)

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum