Campanulaceae
Southern lobelia
Lobelia amoena
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Genus
- Lobelia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Southern lobelia
Synonyms
- Dortmanna amoena (Michx.) Kuntze
- Lobelia amoena var. amoena
- Lobelia colorata Sweet
- Lobelia hortensis A.DC.
- Rapuntium amoenum (Michx.) C.Presl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: stephen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kristály Cravens-Liszak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Celeste Ray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.