Poison Lobelia

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Lobelia concolor

Suckering prostrate plant to 30 cm. Thick trailing stems arise from a central base, with thick oblong grey-green leaves with finely toother margins. White to pinkish fan-shaped flowers made up of five petals, finely hairy of the inside.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Former Scientific Name
Pratia concolor
Distinctive Features

Petal margins tinged pink, and leaves purplish towards the base. Widest leaf of all the Lobelia species. Succulent green berries.
Biology

Pernnial. Moist to wet heavy soils along creeks and drainage lines.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Nov-Apr
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Campanulaceae
Genus
Lobelia
Species
concolor

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

The genus was named after Flemish botanist Matias de lÕObel by Linnaeus. Fleshy leaves contain milky sap that is toxic to livestock.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native