Campanulaceae
Great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Genus
- Lobelia
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- اللوبيلية الأرجوانية, اللُّوبيِلية الأرجوانية
- arz
- اللوبيلية الارجوانيه
- Chinese
- 大山梗菜, 大叶紫花半边莲
- English
- Great blue lobelia, Blue cardinal flower, Blue lobelia, Great lobelia
- Estonian
- Suur lobeelia
- French
- Grande lobélie
- Indonesian
- Sigarang biru besar
- Japanese
- ロベリア・シフィリティカ
Synonyms
- Dortmanna siphilitica (L.) Kuntze
- Lobelia antisyphilitica Hayne
- Lobelia belgica De Jonghe
- Lobelia bollii E.Wimm.
- Lobelia coelestis Nutt. ex Loudon
- Lobelia densiflora J.Rennie
- Lobelia reflexa Stokes
- Lobelia siphilitica f. alba (G.Don & W.H.Baxter) Voss
- Lobelia siphilitica f. albiflora Britton
- Lobelia siphilitica f. laevicalyx Fernald
- Lobelia siphilitica f. ludoviciana (A.DC.) Voss
- Lobelia siphilitica f. purpurea E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
- Lobelia siphilitica f. siphilitica
- Lobelia siphilitica var. alba G.Don & W.H.Baxter
- Lobelia siphilitica var. bollii (E.Wimm.) E.Wimm.
- Lobelia siphilitica var. candida Alph.Wood
- Lobelia siphilitica var. densiflora (J.Rennie) E.Wimm.
- Lobelia siphilitica var. grandis E.Wimm.
- Lobelia siphilitica var. ludoviciana A.DC.
- Lobelia siphilitica var. maculata A.DC.
- Lobelia siphilitica var. minor Hook.
- Lobelia siphilitica var. rosea N.Coleman
- Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica
- Rapuntium siphiliticum (L.) Mill.
- Rapuntium syphiliticum Moench
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, 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.