Common Name:
Indian
tobacco
Scientific Name:
Lobelia inflata
Family Name:
Lobeliaceae
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Bluebell Family
Life Cycle
native annual, reproducing by seed
Stems
upright, hairy, branched, leafy
Leaves
alternate, lanceolate to ovate or obovate, toothed margins
Flowers
5-petaled, pale blue to violet sometimes white, petals fused into tube; petals - 3 lower curve downward, 2 upper curved upward; short stalked, axillary
