Family Index

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Scientific Name

Lobelia pratioides

Family Name

CAMPANULACEAE

Common Name

Poison Lobelia

Status

Vulnerable

Height

branches 0.02m - 0.1m (2-10cm)

Flowers

Pale blue or lilac in axils on stems about as long as, or longer than leaves. Unisexual.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Slender perennial herb; stems creeping, with erect or ascending leafy flowering branches.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Clarence; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Northern Midlands

Communities

Riparian; Wet places

Habitat Notes

Occasional on the margins of rivers and in wet places in the midlands and north of the state.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poorly-drained; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit - a capsule c 5mm long. dry capsules to extract seed

Seed Treatment Method

Storage

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed has an after-ripening period. Store for 4-6 months before sowing. Germination may be erratic with some species.

Germination Time

3-4 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes

May also be propagated from cuttings or by division.