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Campanulaceae

Southern rockbell

Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC.

Family
Campanulaceae
Genus
Wahlenbergia

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Southern rockbell: Wahlenbergia marginata (plant). Location: Maui, Olinda
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
細葉蘭花參, 細葉蘭花蔘, 蓝花参, 兰花参, 娃儿菜, 拐棒参, 毛鸡腿, 牛奶草
English
Southern rockbell
Japanese
ヒナギキョウ

Synonyms

  • Adenophora microsperma Y.Y.Qian
  • Campanopsis androsacea var. polymorpha Kuntze
  • Campanopsis androsacea var. rigida Kuntze
  • Campanopsis marginata (Thunb.) Kuntze
  • Campanopsis marginata var. polymorpha Kuntze
  • Campanopsis marginata var. rigida Kuntze
  • Campanula agrestis Wall.
  • Campanula dehiscens Roxb.
  • Campanula indica (A.DC.) D.Dietr.
  • Campanula lavandulifolia Reinw. ex Blume
  • Campanula marginata Thunb.
  • Lightfootia gracilis var. lavandulifolia (Reinw. ex Blume) Miq.
  • Wahlenbergia agrestis (Wall.) A.DC.
  • Wahlenbergia bivalvis Merr.
  • Wahlenbergia dehiscens (Roxb. ex Wall.) A.DC.
  • Wahlenbergia gracilis var. misera Hemsl.
  • Wahlenbergia indica A.DC.
  • Wahlenbergia lavandulifolia A.DC.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, 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.