Campanulaceae

Robust lobelia

Lobelia robusta Graham

Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia

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Robust lobelia (Lobelia robusta) — FlowerPhoto: Jean Jacques Godon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Robust lobelia

Synonyms

Dortmanna acuminata var. pubescens Kuntze
Dortmanna robusta (Graham) Kuntze
Lobelia assurgens var. portoricensis Urb.
Lobelia robusta var. portoricensis (A.DC.) McVaugh
Tupa assurgens var. portoricensis A.DC.
Tupa conglobata var. elatior A.DC.
Tupa robusta A.DC.
Tylomium robustum C.Presl

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jean Jacques Godon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thibaud Aronson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mario Guzmán, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Paul Prior, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Suhei Castro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Zac Peterson, 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.