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Lobelia preslii A.DC.  
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FamilyCAMPANULACEAE
Genus speciesLobelia preslii A.DC. 
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7(2): 358 (1839)
Native RangeSouth Africa to Lesotho
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1800-3000m
Descriptionpubescent, leaves petiolate, cordate, suborbiculate, obtuse, lobate, petiole flat, flowers in few-flowered, unilateral raceme, pedicellate, calyx lobes linear, acute, erect
Size10-60cm
Colorblue
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C
division in spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring
SynonymsLobelia preslii f. glabra E.Wimm.
Rapuntium cordatum C.Presl
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State)
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