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Forest Lobelia

Lobelia trigonocaulis

Forest Lobelia
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Campanulaceae (Campanul family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
E. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

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.

Other Lobelia plants

Aberdare Lobelia · Lobelia alsinoides · Southern lobelia · Apache lobelia · Trailing Lobelia · Lawn Lobelia · Pale lobelia · Lobelia archeri · Lobelia arnhemiaca · Boykin's lobelia · Shortleaf lobelia · Tall Lobelia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lobelia trigonocaulis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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