Campanulaceae

False Venus' looking glass

Legenere valdiviana (Phil.) E.Wimm.

Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Legenere

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False Venus' looking glass (Legenere valdiviana) — FlowerPhoto: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: False Venus' looking glass

Synonyms

Dortmanna valdiviana (Phil.) Kuntze
Howellia limosa Greene
Howellia valdiviana (Phil.) E.Wimm.
Legenere limosa (Greene) McVaugh
Lobelia valdiviana (Phil.) Vatke
Mezleria valdiviana Phil.

Flowers

In flower: April (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: wonton_soup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kyle Elshoff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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.