Wahlenbergia pygmea

Wahlenbergia pygmea photographed at Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand

Wahlenbergia pygmea is a herbaceous perennial, small but very similar in appearance to Wahlenbergia albomarginata. The small leaves are shallowly toothed, 0.6 in (1.5 cm) long. The flowers are pale blue, with a white throat.

Wahlenbergia pygmea is found in subalpine to low-alpine scrub, grassland and tussock-herbfields in North Island and South Island, New Zealand.

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