Lobelia rhombifolia
| Lobelia rhombifolia | |
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| 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:
- September to December in Western Australia[2]
- October and November in South Australia[3]
- November in Victoria[4]
- October to February in Tasmania[5]
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 2 "Lobelia rhombifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- 1 2 "Lobelia rhombifolia". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- 1 2 "Lobelia rhombifolia". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ↑ Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
- 1 2 "Lobelia rhombifolia" (PDF). Threatened Plants of Tasmania. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and
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