Lobelia pratioides

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Family Campanulaceae

Taxonomy: Lobelia pratioides Benth.

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Cheal_2017 (8), Cross_2009 (4), Draper_2023 (3), Jordan_2001 (6), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (13), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (17), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (11), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (21), Williams_2005 (4), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 54 traits from 114 records in 16 datasets.

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

fire response

resprouting_capacity (categorical): resprouts (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Cheal_2017]

flower morphology

sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 4.17 mm (3-5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Jordan_2001]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 23.5 mm (5-35 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 3.53 mm (1-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 46.69 g/m2 (46.69-46.69 g/m2) [sources: Cross_2009]
leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_elliptical (1); narrowly_ovate (1); oblanceolate (1); obovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); cuneate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_arrangement (categorical): distichous (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (6) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (3) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: Cheal_2017; Cross_2009; Jordan_2001; Morgan_2011_1; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023; Williams_2005]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (3); prostrate (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; White_2020]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (2); undefined (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2011]
dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (1); passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnnnyy (1) [sources: White_2020]
seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank_absent (1) [sources: Williams_2005]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (3) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): stolon (1) [sources: Williams_2011]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.1 mg (0.1-0.1 mg) [sources: Cross_2009]
seed_length (numerical): 0.83 mm (0.7-0.9 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001; RBGV_2023]
seed_width (numerical): 0.3 mm (0.3-0.3 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
White_2020	21	21	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_2023	13	17	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2023	11	13	N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
SAH_2023	8	11	S. 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/.
Williams_2011	9	9	R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x.
Cheal_2017	8	8	D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
Jordan_2001	6	6	G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
Morgan_2011_1	5	5	J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
Cross_2009	4	4	E. Cross. “The characteristics of natives and invaders: A trait-based investigation into the theory of limiting similarity.”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2009.
SAH_2022	4	4	S. 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/.
Williams_2005	4	4	N. S. G. Williams, J. W. Morgan, M. J. McDonnell, and M. A. McCarthy. “Plant traits and local extinctions in natural grasslands along an urban-rural gradient”. Journal of Ecology 93.6 (2005), pp. 1203-1213. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01039.x.
Draper_2023	3	3	J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
NHNSW_2022	3	3	N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_2022	3	3	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.