Lobelia trigonocaulis, the forest lobelia is a creeping or trailing herb, found in moist forest areas in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. Blue to mauve flowers form between the months of December and May. Leaves are near circular or ovate in shape; ranging from about 4.0 to 5.5 cm (1.6 to 2.2 in) long and 2.5 to 3.8 cm (0.98 to 1.50 in) wide.[4][3][5]

Forest lobelia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia
Species:
L. trigonocaulis
Binomial name
Lobelia trigonocaulis
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Dortmanna trigonocaulis (F.Muell.) Kuntze
  • Lobelia leichhardii E.Wimm.

References

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  1. ^ "Species profile—Lobelia trigonocaulis". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Lobelia trigonocaulis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Lobelia trigonocaulis". Vascular Plants, Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PlantNET - FloraOnline". PlantNET (The NSW Plant Information Network System). Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Lobelia trigonocaulis". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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