Lobelia rhombifolia explained

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. The flowers appear at different times across their native range:

The species was first formally described in 1845 by German botanist Johann Lehmann in Plantae Preissianae.[3]

In Tasmania, the species is classified as "rare" under the Threatened Species Protection Act.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lobelia rhombifolia . 2010-06-21 . Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet . State Herbarium of South Australia .
  2. Book: Wild Plants of Victoria (database) . 2009 . Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment .
  3. Web site: Lobelia rhombifolia . 2010-06-21 . Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra.
  4. Web site: Lobelia rhombifolia . Threatened Plants of Tasmania . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment . https://web.archive.org/web/20080813145452/http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/Attachments/SSKA-756W26/%24FILE/Lobelia%20rhombifolia.pdf . dead . 2008-08-13 . 2010-01-04 . 2010-06-21 .

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