Lobelia angulata

(G. Forst.) Hook. f.

Creeping pratia

Campanulaceae Edible: Leaves 3,138 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Lobelia angulata, previously known as Pratia angulata, and commonly known as pānakenake, or Lawn Lobelia is a small scrambling herbaceous plant native to New Zealand.

Description

A herb. It grows 6-50 cm high and spreads 90 cm wide. It forms a carpet. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are reddish. They are 30 cm long. The leaves are bronze or dark green. They are almost round and are succulent. The flowers are white. They are almost without stalks. The flowers are 12 mm across. They have purple veins. There are 5 unequally spaced petals. The fruit is a large, bluish-red berry.

Edible Uses

The leaves are cooked and eaten.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are cooked and eaten.

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Distribution

It suits hardiness zones 7-9.

Where It Grows

Asia, Australia, China, Indochina, New Zealand*, SE Asia, Thailand,

Cultivation

The plants can be grown from cuttings or rooted layers. Plants can also be grown from seed.

Notes

There are about 30 Pratia species.

Synonyms

Lobelia arenaria (Hook.f.) Heenan & de LangePratia angulata (G. Forst.) Hook.f.Pratia arenaria Hook.f.and others

Also Known As

Panakenake

References (7)

Anderson, E. F., 1993, Plants and people of the Golden Triangle. Dioscorides Press. p 214
Crowe, A., 1997, A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Penguin. p 98 (As Pratia angulata)
Cundall, P., (ed.), 2004, Gardening Australia: flora: the gardener's bible. ABC Books. p 1078 (As Pratia angulata)
Fl. antarct. 1:43. 1844 (As Pratia angulata)
Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56

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Matthews, J., 1987, New Zealand Native Plants for your Garden. Pacific Publishers, p 99 (As Pratia angulata)
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Pratia angulata)