Lobelia pratioides

Lobelia pratioides
Lobelia pratioides, Illfracombe, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): 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. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lobelia pratioides". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  3. 1 2 "Lobelia pratioides" (PDF). Threatened Flora of Tasmania. Retrieved 2009-12-31.


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