Indian Tobacco |
Indian Tobacco |
Lobelia inflata |
Bluebell Family (Campanulaceae); Lobelia Subfamily (Lobelioideae) |
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Small, pale blue two-lipped flowers with the 2-lobed upper lip split in the middle
and an obvious 3-lobed lower lip. A 6 inch to 3 foot herb with a hairy stem that
is usually branched. A distinctive feature is the swollen calyx (base of flower)
as it becomes a seed pod. Leaves alternate and toothed. Photographed at Eagle Lake, August 2011. |
