''Wahlenbergia preissii'' is a small herbaceous plant in the family '' Campanulaceae'' native to Western Australia. The slender, erect, annual herb typically grows to a height of . It blooms between September and November producing blue-pink-white flowers. The species is found among granite outcrops in the

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, Goldfields-Esperance, Wheatbelt and

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regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-loamy soils.

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1848 by the Dutch botanist

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15556538 preissii Eudicots of Western Australia Plants described in 1848 Taxa named by Willem Hendrik de Vriese Endemic flora of Western Australia