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]
^ ab"Lobelia rhombifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
^ ab"Lobelia rhombifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
^ ab"Lobelia rhombifolia". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
^Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
^ ab"Lobelia rhombifolia" (PDF). Threatened Plants of Tasmania. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. 2010-01-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
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