Lobelia rhombifolia | |
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Lobelia rhombifolia, Bunyip State Park, Victoria | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Genus: | Lobelia |
Species: | L. rhombifolia
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Binomial name | |
Lobelia rhombifolia |
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:
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]