Wahlenbergia Schrad. ex Roth.

Flowers regular, funnel-shaped or rotate. Stamens free Wahlenbergia
Tufted perennial herbs without rhizomes the stems and inflorescences becoming much branched
Style constricted in the region of the pollen collecting hairs either close to the stigmatic branches (when the unopened stigmatic lobes appear almost globular) or c. half-way down (when the upper part of the style is distinctly thicker than the lower part)
Style constricted about half-way down. Corolla campanulate; lobes less than 4 times as long as the tube
Leaves opposite and linear may become alternate towards top of stem; sessile, 4–60 mm long, 1–4 mm wide. Capsule at least 3 times as long as broad. Leaf margins entire or with a few small teeth. Flowers blue inside whitish outside often with a yellow/brown ting. Corolla lobes acute 6–14 mm long, tube 2–5 mm long. Capsule 5–12 mm long, glabrous. Herb with stems to 80 cm long. Ranges, with a few early collections from coastal areas. Woodland and grasslands. Fl. all year Wahlenbergia luteola
Lower leaves alternate or, if opposite then broader than linear and capsule not 3 times as long as broad