AusTraits

Lobelia erinus

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Family Campanulaceae

Taxonomy: Lobelia erinus L.

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Lobelia erinus var. gracilis L.H.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (doubtfully naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (19), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (17), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 21 traits from 47 records in 6 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 22.75 mm (8-50 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 11.75 mm (3-21 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.88 cm (0-1.5 cm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear_elliptical (1); oblanceolate (2); obovate (1); spathulate (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1); toothed_serrate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); erect (1); sprawling (1) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 0.42 mm (0.4-0.5 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
RBGV_20231419VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_20231417S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202244S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.