Campanulaceae

Buck's horn lobelia

Lobelia coronopifolia L.

Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia

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Buck's horn lobelia (Lobelia coronopifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Buck's horn lobelia, Wild lobelia
Xhosa: Itshilizi, Ubulawu
Zulu: Isidala esikhulu

Synonyms

Dortmanna coronopifolia (L.) Kuntze
Lobelia coronopifolia f. albiflora E.Wimm.
Lobelia coronopifolia var. simsii (Sweet) E.Wimm.
Lobelia coronopifolia var. uniflora A.DC.
Lobelia pedunculata Sims
Lobelia recurvifolia Spreng.
Lobelia simsii Sweet
Lobelia thunbergii Sweet
Rapuntium coronopifolium C.Presl
Rapuntium coronopifolium var. latifolium C.Presl
Rapuntium simsii C.Presl
Rapuntium thunbergii (Sweet) C.Presl

Flowers

In flower: all year (from 234 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jacobus Retief, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.