Lobelia rhombifolia

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Lobelia rhombifolia
Lobelia rhombifolia, Bunyip State Park, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Subfamily: Lobelioideae
Genus: Lobelia
Species: L. rhombifolia
de Vriese[1]
Binomial name
Lobelia rhombifolia

Lobelia rhombifolia, commonly known as Tufted Lobelia, is an annual plant from southern Australia. It is 0.05 to 0.3 metres high and produces purple flowers with a white throat and two recurved upper lobes.[2] [3] These appear at different times across their native range:

The species was first formally described in 1845 by German botanist Johann Lehmann in Plantae Preissianae. [1]

In Tasmania the species is classified as "rare" under the Threatened Species Protection Act.[5]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Lobelia rhombifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Lobelia rhombifolia". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Lobelia rhombifolia". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
  4. Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Lobelia rhombifolia". Threatened Plants of Tasmania. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. 1010-01-04. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
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