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Garden Lobelia
Garden Lobelia
Lobelia erinus
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Short-lived perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical grassland
Range
Southern Africa
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

This small flowering plant grows in the rocky slopes of southern Africa. Its tiny seeds require direct sunlight to germinate and will remain dormant in total darkness.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Campanulaceae
Genus
Lobelia
Species
Lobelia erinus