Kingdom Plantae Family Campanulaceae Genus Lobelia Rank Species | Order Asterales Subfamily Lobelioideae Scientific name Lobelia rhombifolia | |
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Similar Lobelia pratioides, Lobelia heterophylla, Lobelia niihauensis, Lobelia thapsoidea, Lobelia arnhemiaca | ||
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:
The species was first formally described in 1845 by German botanist Johann Lehmann in Plantae Preissianae.
In Tasmania the species is classified as "rare" under the Threatened Species Protection Act.
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