Lobelia inflata
| Scientific Name: | Lobelia inflata |
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| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Common Name: | Indian Tobacco |
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| C Value: | 4 |
| Wetness: | FACU- |
| # of Species in Genus in Illinois: | 8 |
| Duration: | Annual |
| Reproduction: | Dioecious |
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| Flower Color: | White, Purple |
| Growth Habit: | Forb |
| Leaf Arrangement: | Alternate |
| Leaf Type: | Simple |
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| Leaf Toothing: | crenate or bluntly dentate |
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| Distribution: | BONAP Distribution Map |
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| ID Tips: | Indian Tobacco is distinctive because its calyxes become conspicuously inflated from the developing seed capsules; this makes it relatively easy to identify. The calyxes of other Lobelias don't inflate after the corollas of their flowers have withered away. |
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| More Info: | Illinois Wildflowers Search |