Isotoma (plant)

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Isotoma
Isotoma axillaris
Isotoma axillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Subfamily: Lobelioideae
Genus: Isotoma
Lindl.

Isotoma is a genus of flowering plants within the family Campanulaceae.

Commonly grown species include

  • Isotoma axillaris (pictured), a short lived species from East Gippsland. It is poisonous to humans. It readily self-sows in a greenhouse environment.
  • Isotoma fluviatilis, a perennial mat forming species from the Australian high country.

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