Matted Pratia
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| Matted Pratia photos | Family: Bluebell (Campanulaceae) |
| Scientific Name: | Lobelia pendunculata (syn. Pratia pendunculata) |  | |||||
Other Common Name: | Trailing Pratia |  Matted Pratia plants Photo: A J Brown | |||||
Status: | Native to eastern Australian. | ||||||
Plant Description: | Perennial herb with ascending or prostrate, hairy, branches and rhizomes, forming mats. Leaves circular to ovate, 4-13 mm long and 3-7 mm wide with a blunt apex and toothed margins. Flowers white or bluish-mauve, solitary on softly hairy, stalks 15-50 mm long. Flowers are 5-8 mm long, consisting of a tube and 5 unequal lobes (‘petals’). Fruit is fleshy and 4-10 mm long. | ||||||
Habitat: | Swamps, damp shaded forests. Indicative of fresh-water environments.
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Comments: | Similar to Salt Pratia (Lobelia irrigua) but does not appear to be tolerant of saline conditions. | |
 Stem and leaves of Matted Pratia Photo: A J Brown |  Leaf and bud of Matted Pratia Photo: A J Brown |
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