Campanulaceae
Downy lobelia
Lobelia puberula
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Genus
- Lobelia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Downy lobelia
Synonyms
- Dortmanna puberula (Michx.) Kuntze
- Lobelia glandulosa var. obtusifolia A.DC.
- Lobelia puberula f. argutidentata E.Wimm.
- Lobelia puberula f. candida Fernald
- Lobelia puberula f. puberula
- Lobelia puberula f. simulans (Fernald) Bowden
- Lobelia puberula var. glabella Hook.
- Lobelia puberula var. laeviuscula C.Mohr
- Lobelia puberula var. mineolana E.Wimm.
- Lobelia puberula var. obtusifolia (A.DC.) Fernald
- Lobelia puberula var. puberula
- Lobelia puberula var. simulans Fernald
- Lobelia puberula var. subglabra Hook.
- Rapuntium puberulum (Michx.) C.Presl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.