Biology:Lobelia rhombifolia

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Short description: Species of plant

Lobelia rhombifolia
Lobelia rhombifolia.jpg
Lobelia rhombifolia, Bunyip State Park, Victoria
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia
Species:
L. rhombifolia
Binomial name
Lobelia rhombifolia
de Vriese[1][2]

Lobelia rhombifolia, commonly known as tufted lobelia, is an annual plant from southern Australia . They range from 5 to 30 cm in height and produce purple flowers, with a white throat and two recurved upper lobes.[3][4] The flowers appear at different times across their native range:

  • September to December in Western Australia[3]
  • October and November in South Australia[4]
  • November in Victoria[5]
  • October to February in Tasmania[6]

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.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Lobelia rhombifolia". 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+rhombifolia. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
  2. Vriese, W.H. (1845). Lehmann, J.G.C.. ed. "Goodeniaceae". Plantae Preissianae 1 (3): 397. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/498570. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Lobelia rhombifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7406. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Lobelia rhombifolia". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?family=Campanulaceae&genus=Lobelia&species=rhombifolia. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
  5. Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Lobelia rhombifolia". Threatened Plants of Tasmania. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. 2010-01-04. http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/Attachments/SSKA-756W26/$FILE/Lobelia%20rhombifolia.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6663645 entry