Biology:Lobelia pratioides

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Short description: Species of plant

Lobelia pratioides
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Lobelia pratioides, Illfracombe, Victoria
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia
Species:
L. pratioides
Binomial name
Lobelia pratioides
Benth.[1]

Lobelia pratioides, the poison lobelia, is a small prostrate flowering plant, native to Australia . The leaves are usually between 6 and 15 mm long. Pale blue or lilac flowers are produced from November to January in the species native range.[2] The rounded fruits are around 5 mm long.[2]

The species occurs in damp areas within grasslands and grassy woodland in South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.[3] In Tasmania the species is listed as "vulnerable" under the TSP Act and in South Australia it is listed as "rare".[2][3]

References

  1. "Lobelia pratioides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Lobelia+pratioides. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Lobelia pratioides". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=Campanulaceae&genus=Lobelia&species=pratioides. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Lobelia pratioides". Threatened Flora of Tasmania. http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/internnsf/Attachments/SSKA-756VZH/$FILE/Lobelia%20pratioides.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6663644 entry