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Lobelia rhombifolia (Tufted Lobelia)

Synonyms: Dortmanna rhombifolia (homotypic); Lobelia kochiana; Lobelia rhombifolia var. bidentula

Wikipedia Abstract

Lobelia rhombifolia, commonly known as tufted lobelia, is an annual plant from southern Australia. It is 0.05 to 0.3 metres high and produces purple flowers with a white throat and two recurved upper lobes. These appear at different times across their native range: \n* September to December in Western Australia \n* October and November in South Australia \n* November in Victoria \n* October to February in Tasmania The species was first formally described in 1845 by German botanist Johann Lehmann in Plantae Preissianae.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Fitzgerald River National Park II 732417 Western Australia, Australia
Flinders Chase National Park II 81245 South Australia, Australia

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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0