Biology:Lobelia tenuior

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Slender lobelia
Lobelia tenuior.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia
Species:
L. tenuior
Binomial name
Lobelia tenuior
R.Br.

Lobelia tenuior, commonly known as slender lobelia, is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to Western Australia.[1]

The erect, slender and annual herb typically grows to a height of 0.15 to 0.5 metres (0.5 to 1.6 ft). It blooms between October and January producing blue flowers.

The species is found on sand dunes, among coastal limestone and in lowlying areas along the coast of the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.[1]

Subspecies

  • Lobelia tenuior subsp. tenuior
  • Lobelia tenuior subsp. dictyosperma N.G.Walsh


References

Wikidata ☰ Q3257618 entry