| Lobelia douglasiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Lobelia |
| Species: | L. douglasiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Lobelia douglasiana | |
Lobelia douglasiana is a flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is a small, spreading herb with blue and white flowers.
Description[edit]
Lobelia douglasiana is a twining, slender annual 0.07–0.15 m (2.8 in – 5.9 in) high with white or blue flowers. Flowering occurs from April to August.[2]
Taxonomy and naming[edit]
Lobelia douglasiana was first formally described in 1897 by Frederick Manson Bailey and the description was published in the Queensland Agricultural Journal.[3][4] The specific epithet (douglasiana) may have been named after the politician John Douglas (1828–1904).[5]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
This lobelia grows in moist soils, laterite and clay near watercourses in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[2][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Lobelia douglasiana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Lobelia douglasiana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Lobelia douglasiana". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Bailey, Frederick (1897). "Lobelia douglasiana". Queensland Agricultural Journal. 1 (3): 228. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 187. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Lobelia douglasiana". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2021.