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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Wulfenia |
| Species: | W. carinthiaca
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| 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
editSee it at Botanic Garden Carinthia in Klagenfurt - Wulfenia carinthiaca
Media related to Wulfenia carinthiaca at Wikimedia Commons
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