Lobelia gibbosa

Tall Lobelia at Bolaro, NSW

Lobelia gibbosa at Bolaro, NSW - 21 Jan 2021
Lobelia gibbosa at Bolaro, NSW - 21 Jan 2021
Lobelia gibbosa at Bolaro, NSW - 21 Jan 2021
Lobelia gibbosa at Bolaro, NSW - 21 Jan 2021
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Identification history

Lobelia gibbosa 25 Jan 2021 RWPurdie
Lobelia gibbosa 24 Jan 2021 DavidMcKay

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These flowers come up every year in this location on a track and in adjacent scrub. This year has by far the largest number following the wetter 2020. Surprisingly many are in the path of a grader that took a shallow scrape to prepare a fire break for the 2020 fires.

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RWPurdie wrote:
   25 Jan 2021
Name confirmed by Dave Albrecht at the Australian National Herbarium.

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Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 21 Jan 2021 05:29 PM Recorded on
  • DavidMcKay Recorded by

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Lobelia gibbosa Scientific name
  • Tall Lobelia Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1070m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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