Scientific Name: Lobelia pedunculata

Common Name: matted lobelia

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Campanulaceae

Form Description: Prostrate ground covering perennial herb with much-branched stems, and ascending leafy, flowering branches forming tangled patches.

Height (m): 0.02 – 0.15

Flowers: Solitary in axils on stems much longer than leaves; unisexual; size variable; pale blue.

Fruit: Capsule

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDorsetGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayKentishKing IslandLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
RiparianSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Widespread and locally frequent on the margins of rivers and lakes and in wet places.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Poorly-drained, Well-drained

General Notes

Attractive ground cover. Useful for around a water feature where it may grow into the water. Frog habitat.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
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Seed Information