| Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
| Genus species | Lobelia coronopifolia L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl.: 933 (1753) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 5-1000m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate, sharply dentate, hirsute, floral pedicels glabrous, 1-5-flowered, flowers to 3 cm long, calyx appresed hirsute, lobes lanceolate, corolla lobes unequal |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C basal cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Dortmanna coronopifolia (L.) Kuntze Dortmanna coronopifolia var. normalis Kuntze Dortmanna coronopifolia f. rosea Kuntze Lobelia coronopifolia f. albiflora E.Wimm. Lobelia coronopifolia var. simsii (Sweet) E.Wimm. Lobelia coronopifolia var. uniflora A.DC. Lobelia pedunculata Sims Lobelia recurvifolia Spreng. Lobelia simsii Sweet Lobelia thunbergii Sweet Rapuntium coronopifolium (L.) C.Presl Rapuntium coronopifolium var. latifolium C.Presl Rapuntium simsii (Sweet) C.Presl Rapuntium thunbergii (Sweet) C.Presl |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |