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Internal ID UUID64402ac7b0557843398093
Scientific name Lobelia heterophylla
Authority Labill.
First published in Nov. Holl. Pl. 1: 52 (1805)

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Lobelia heterophylla is a herb with blue to purple flowers that can be found in Southern Australia. It was first described by Jacques Labillardière in his book on Australian flora. The plant has a wide distribution and can grow in various soil types. It has an erect habit and can reach up to 0.6 metres in height. The flowers bloom from August to December or January to February and have a range of blue, scarlet, or purple colors. It is a popular choice for gardens and is also known as wing-seeded lobelia and Australian blue creeper. The plant was featured and illustrated by Joseph Paxton in 1838.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Rapuntium heterophyllum C.Presl Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. : 13 (1836)
Dortmanna heterophylla Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 972 (1891)

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Arabic لوبيلية متباينة الأوراق

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Lobelia heterophylla subsp. centralis N.G.Walsh Muelleria 28: 151 (2010)
Lobelia heterophylla subsp. heterophylla Vilmorin's Blumengartneri 1 1896
Lobelia heterophylla subsp. pilbarensis N.G.Walsh Muelleria 28: 152 (2010)

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Name Authority First published in
Lobelia heterophylla f. heterophylla Labill. Vilmorin's Blumengartneri 1 1896

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  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • Northern Territory
      • Queensland
      • South Australia
      • Western Australia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000815179
Tropicos 50119359
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143369-1
The Plant List kew-353168
Open Tree Of Life 3892991
NCBI Taxonomy 2041128
IPNI 143369-1
iNaturalist 545348
GBIF 5408368
Freebase /m/0hnd3th
EOL 5131223
Wikipedia Lobelia_heterophylla

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