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Lobelia erinus

Naturalised at Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland. Dec 2006.<br>Photographer: Peter J. de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Whanganui. Dec 2012.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

bedding lobelia

Biostatus

Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

Blue, Violet/Purple

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Campanulaceae

Authority

Lobelia erinus L.

Ecology

Year naturalised

1880

Origin

South Africa

Other information

Etymology

lobelia: Named after Lobel, pioneer botanist

NVS code

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