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Lobelia dortmanna L.

water lobelia (Campanulaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
WidespreadVery strong tendencyN
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Lobelia dortmanna grows in gravelly, oligotrophic lakes in Ireland, Scotland, the Lake District and Wales, producing pale blue, zygomorphic flowers on leafless emergent stems.

Bargatton Loch (VC73: Kirkcudbrightshire); 2016-07-06

 water lobelia / Lobelia dortmanna: _Lobelia dortmanna_ grows in gravelly, oligotrophic lakes in Ireland, Scotland, the Lake District and Wales, producing pale blue, zygomorphic flowers on leafless emergent stems.

Its leaves are all in a basal rosette, limiting Lobelia dortmanna to water less than 2 m deep.

Bargatton Loch (VC73: Kirkcudbrightshire); 2016-07-06

 water lobelia / Lobelia dortmanna: Its leaves are all in a basal rosette, limiting _Lobelia dortmanna_ to water less than 2 m deep.

The fruit of Lobelia dortmanna is a capsule.

Bargatton Loch (VC73: Kirkcudbrightshire); 2016-07-06

 water lobelia / Lobelia dortmanna: The fruit of _Lobelia dortmanna_ is a capsule.

Lobelia dortmanna can be dominant in appropriate habitats.

Bargatton Loch (VC73: Kirkcudbrightshire); 2016-07-06

 water lobelia / Lobelia dortmanna: _Lobelia dortmanna_ can be dominant in appropriate habitats.

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