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Campanulaceae

Tuffybells

Wahlenbergia linarioides (Lam.) A.DC.

Family
Campanulaceae
Genus
Wahlenbergia

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Tuffybells: Known in garden circles as Tuffy Bells, and in Chile as uña-perquen In context at www.dixpix.ca/sth_cordillera/flora/misc_herb/index.html
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Tuffybells

Synonyms

  • Breweria linifolia Spreng.
  • Campanopsis linarioides (Lam.) Kuntze
  • Campanopsis linarioides var. longifolia Kuntze
  • Campanula arida Kunth
  • Campanula chilensis Molina
  • Campanula filiformis Ruiz & Pav.
  • Campanula linarioides Lam.
  • Campanula linoides Presl ex A.DC.
  • Lobelia diversifolia Cham.
  • Lobelia megapotamica Spreng.
  • Wahlenbergia arida Griseb.
  • Wahlenbergia linarioides f. longicarpa Arechav.
  • Wahlenbergia linarioides f. subhirsuta Arechav.
  • Wahlenbergia linarioides var. arida (Kunth) A.DC.
  • Wahlenbergia linarioides var. filiformis (Ruiz & Pav.) A.DC.
  • Wahlenbergia linarioides var. latifolia A.DC.
  • Wahlenbergia linarioides var. linarioides
  • Wahlenbergia linarioides var. macrantha Phil.
  • Wahlenbergia linarioides var. micrantha Phil.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.