Wahlenbergia Schrad. ex Roth. >
Flowers regular, funnel-shaped or rotate. Stamens free Wahlenbergia
Style not constricted, ± the same diameter throughout once the pollen has been removed
Lowermost leaves alternate, linear or the lowermost sometimes oblanceolate, 4–80 mm long, glabrous to hirsute, margins typically flat. Sepals up to 6 mm long. Corolla tube 4–9 mm long; lobes 6–13 mm long. Capsule elongated-obconic, 4–9 mm long, glabrous. Tufted perennial up to 80 cm high, with numerous stems from the base. Widespread. Open forests and grasslands and as a roadside weed. Fl. most of the year Wahlenbergia communis