Scientific Name: Lobelia pratioides

Common Name: poison lobelia

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Campanulaceae

Threatened Species Status: Vulnerable

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Slender perennial herb; stems creeping, with erect or ascending leafy flowering branches.

Height (m): 0.02 – 0.1

Flowers: Pale blue or lilac in axils on stems about as long as, or longer than leaves. Unisexual.

Fruit: Capsule about 5 mm long.

Municipality
Central HighlandsClarenceFlindersGlamorgan-Spring BayNorthern Midlands
Plant Communities
RiparianSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Occasional on the margins of rivers and in wet places in the Midlands and north of the state.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Poorly-drained, Well-drained

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Dry capsules to extract seed.

Seed Treatment Method

Storage Stratification at 3-5°C for up to 3 months may improve results. Place seed in a damp medium, lightly covered. Put moist seeds in a plastic bag and store in the fridge.

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed has an after-ripening period. Store for 4-6 months before sowing. Germination may be erratic with some species.

Germination Time

3-4 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Can be propagated from cuttings or by division.