Campanulaceae

Gold lobelia

Monopsis lutea Urb.

Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Monopsis

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Gold lobelia (Monopsis lutea) — FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Geel-lobelia
English: Gold lobelia, Yellow lobelia, Yellow monopsis

Synonyms

Dortmanna breymii Kuntze
Dortmanna breynii (Lam.) Kuntze
Dortmanna lutea Kuntze
Dortmanna lutea var. euphrasioides (Sond.) Kuntze
Lobelia breynii Lam.
Lobelia ericoides Presl ex D.Dietr.
Lobelia lutea L.
Monopsis arenaria E.Wimm.
Monopsis lutea var. ericoides (C.Presl) Urb.
Monopsis lutea var. euphrasioides (Sond.) Urb.
Monopsis lutea var. subcoerulea Zahlbr.
Parastranthus capitatus (C.Presl) A.DC.
Parastranthus ericoides (C.Presl) A.DC.
Parastranthus euphrasioides A.DC.
Parastranthus luteus A.DC.
Parastranthus luteus var. capitatus (C.Presl) Sond.
Parastranthus luteus var. ericoides (C.Presl) Sond.
Parastranthus luteus var. euphrasioides Sond.
Parastranthus simplex G.Don
Rapuntium breynii C.Presl
Rapuntium capitatum C.Presl
Rapuntium ericoides C.Presl
Rapuntium luteum C.Presl

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Diana Studer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Chanel Rampartab, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Charleen Brunke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: linkie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.