Archive for January, 2009

Plant study Lobelia

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Lobelia is a genus of flowering plant consisting of between 360-400 species.  The genus is named after the Belgian botanist Matthias de Lobel. Lobelia is the  base form from which many other lobelioid genera are derived.   There are many different species of lobelia, varied in size and appearance.  Several species are used as ornamental plants [...]