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Lobelia chinensis,
a perennial herb that reaches a height of 10-15cm, inhabits damp
areas. Stems are slender, crawl on the ground, extend long, and
propagate by taking roots from nodes. Leaves are 1-2cm long,2-4mm
wide, in a lanceolate shape, and of distichous phyllotaxis. Axils
emerge with long peduncles and set single light red-purple flowers.
As flowering ends, the peduncles face downward. About 1cm long, the
corollas cleave into five of the same size. Bloom time:
June-October. |
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