Lobelia rhombifolia
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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.
Annual plant
An annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers, and dies in a year or season. True annuals will only live longer than a year if they are prevented from setting seed...
from southern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. 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:
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- October and November in South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
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- October to February in TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
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.