Interesting Facts
- This small Lobelia has large inflated seedpods which is the source of the species name .
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Asthma Weed, Bladderpod, Eyebright, Gagroot, Indian Tobacco, Indian-Tobacco, Pukeweed, Vomitwort, Wild Tobacco
Common Names in French:
Lobélie Enflée, Tabac Indien
Common Names in German:
Indianischer Tabak, Lobelie
Common Names in Korean:
Jumonisutjandae
Common Names in Portuguese:
Lobélia, Tabaco-Indiano
Common Names in Spanish:
Hierba Del Asma, Tabaco Indio
Common Names in Swedish:
Läkelobelia
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Forb/herb
Flowers: Showy flowers. Blooms in July, August, September. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Corolla to 4cm long, resupinate, tubular , 5-lobed, fenestrate, glabrous to puberulent externally and internally. Stamens 5. Filaments red, united into a tube to +3cm long and surrounding style . Stigma 2-lobed. Calyx campanulate , small at anthesis but quickly enlarging to 1.5cm long, 5-lobed, 10-ribbed, greenish-purple, puberulent to strigose . Lobes up to 2.5cm long, +/-2mm broad, linear-attenuate. • Bloom Period: June, July, August. • Flower Color: light blue, pale pink
Foliage: Smooth-textured dark-green herbaceous foliage . Leaves are alternate, sessile above, petiolate below, reduced upward and at base . Petioles to +1cm long. Blades lanceolate to oblanceolate , typically glabrous to sparse hirsute or strigose , serrulate to denticulate , to 20cm long, 5cm wide, acute to acuminate. Margins often sinuous .
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 6-12" tall.
Landscaping
Care: No serious disease or insect problems.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,092 meters (0 to 3,583 feet).Mean = 263.510 meters (864.534 feet), Standard Deviation = 179.260 based on 1,012 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Annual
Growth
Culture: Space 6-9" apart.
Soil: Requires damp soil. Prefers rich organic , moist soil, pH 6.5 to 7.5. • Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.5
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.
Moisture: Water Requirements: Very high moisture needs. Keep soil mixture moist until well established . Water daily during hot, dry summer. Suitable for water gardens.
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b (map)
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Plants
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Vascular Plants
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Dicotyledons
- Order:
Campanulales
()
- Family:
Byrrhoidea
()
- Subfamily:
Lobelioideae
()
- Subfamily:
Lobelioideae
(
- Family:
Byrrhoidea
(
- Order:
Campanulales
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Place of publication
: Sp.
pl. 2:931. 1753
Name verified on 20-May-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 23-Aug-1994
Similar Species
Members of the genus Lobelia
There are approximately 1605 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
L. 'Alice' · L. 'Arctis' · L. 'Azuro' · L. 'Bees' Ridge' · L. 'Brightness' · L. 'Cherry Pie' · L. 'Cinnabar Deep Red' · L. 'Cinnabar Red' · L. 'Cinnabar Rose' · L. 'Cinnabar' · L. 'Complexion' · L. 'Cotton Candy' (Cardinal Flower) · L. 'Cranberry Crown' (Cardinal Flower) · L. 'Crown Royal' (Cardinal Flower) · L. 'Dark Crusader' (Cardinal Flower) · L. 'Demol' · L. 'Fan Deep Rose' · L. 'Fan Orchidrosa' · L. 'Fan Scharlach' · L. 'Fan Tiefrot' · L. 'Fan Zinnoberrosa' · L. 'Flamingo' · L. 'Forncett Merry' · L. 'Frances' · L. 'Galen' · L. 'Gladys Lindley' · L. 'Grape Knee-Hi' (Lobelia) · L. 'Hadspen Blue' · L. 'Hadspen Purple' · L. 'Huntsman' · L. 'Jack McMaster' · L. 'Jazinto Weiss' · L. 'Kompliment Scharlach' · L. 'Kristallpalast' · L. 'La Fresco' (La Fresco Cardinal Flower) · L. 'Laguna Compact Blue with Eye' · L. 'Lena' · L. 'Lila' · L. 'Lipstick' · L. 'Lobantis' · L. 'Lobetis' · L. 'Lobeto' · L. 'Lola' · L. 'Martha' · L. 'Misty Morn' (Blue Lobelia) · L. 'Monet Moment' (Cardinal Flower) · L. 'Mrs Humbert' · L. 'Periwinkle Blue' · L. 'Pink Domino' · L. 'Pink Elephant' (Lobelia) · L. 'Pope's Velvet' · L. 'Queen Victoria' · L. 'Red Chester' · L. 'Riviera Blue Spash' (Blue Splash Lobelia) · L. 'Riviera Midnight Blue' · L. 'Riviera Rose' · L. 'Rose Beacon' (Cardinal Flower) · L. 'Rowden Magenta' · L. 'Royal Fuchsia' (Lobelia) · L. 'Royal Robe' · L. 'Ruby Slippers' (Lobelia) · L. 'Sandy's Pink' · L. 'Shirley Crimson' · L. 'Sonia' · L. 'Spark' · L. 'Sparkle Divine' (Cardinal Flower) · L. 'Temptation Kompablue' · L. 'Temptation Liblue' · L. 'Temptation White' · L. 'Twilight Time' · L. 'Weslobigblue' · L. 'Weslowei' · L. 'Wesstar' · L. 'Wildwood Splendor' (Cardinal Flower) · L. 'Zinnoberrosa' · L. aberdarica · L. acrochila · L. acuminata · L. acutangula · L. acutidens · L. adenophora · L. adnexa · L. adscendens · L. aemula · L. affinis · L. afromontana · L. agrestis · L. aguana · L. alata (Angled Lobelia) · L. alata var. alata · L. alata var. angustifolia · L. alata var. cuneiformis · L. alata var. stolonifera · L. albomaculata · L. alexia · L. algoensis · L. aligera · L. alpina · L. alsinoides · L. alsinoides subsp. hancei
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 22, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
- Light, Kris. East Tennessee Wildflowers
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 29, 2008)
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 22, 2007:
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
- USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
- University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics, Herbarium
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2656602
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-34524
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13734137
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143415-1
- GRIN Nomen Number: 22466
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 34524
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDCAM0E0V0
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: LOIN
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 47596
