Campanulaceae

Sierra Madre lobelia

Lobelia laxiflora Kunth

Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia

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Sierra Madre lobelia (Lobelia laxiflora) — FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Sierra Madre lobelia
Japanese: ロベリア・ラキシフローラ

Synonyms

Dortmanna amygdalina Kuntze
Dortmanna laxiflora (Kunth) Kuntze
Lobelia cavanillesii Mart.
Lobelia concolor M.Martens & Galeotti
Lobelia laxiflora var. bicolor (D.Don) Endl.
Lobelia laxiflora var. cavanillesii Steud.
Lobelia laxiflora var. mollis (Vatke) Zahlbr.
Lobelia persicifolia Cav.
Rapuntium laxiflorum (Kunth) C.Presl
Siphocampylus warszewiczii Regel
Tupa laxiflora (Kunth) Planch. & Oerst.
Tupa persicifolia G.Don

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Grete Pasch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duncan Brooks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tyrrhium, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.