Isotoma fluviatilis F.Muell. ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Isotoma

Characteristics

Very slender herb, glab. or nearly so; stems us. much-branched, creeping, rooting at nodes, forming us. dense patches up to c. 2 dm. diam. Lvs on filiform petioles ± 1 mm. long. Lamina ± 4-6-(10) × 2-4-(6) mm.; delicate, of diverse size and shape (often several forms on same plant), elliptic to lanceolate to narrow-oblong to obovate; margins entire to obscurely or sts distinctly denticulate; obtuse to sub-acute. Fls (6)-8-9-(12) mm. long, on filiform peduncles up to 10 mm. or more long. Calyx-lobes very narrow-triangular to filiform, ± 3 mm long. Corolla pale blue to white; tube entire; lobes linear-oblong; stamens inserted at c. mid-tube; 2 lower anthers awn-tipped. Capsule turbinate, ± 3-5 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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Root system creeping-root
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
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Images

Isotoma fluviatilis unspecified picture

Distribution

Isotoma fluviatilis world distribution map, present in Canada and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:142613-1
WFO ID wfo-0000833695
COL ID 6MZGQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Laurentia fluviatilis Isotoma fluviatilis Lobelia fluviatilis Rapuntium fluviatilis Laurentia fluviatilis var. inundata Laurentia fluviatilis var. lessonii

Lower taxons

Isotoma fluviatilis subsp. fluviatilis Isotoma fluviatilis subsp. australis Isotoma fluviatilis subsp. borealis