Campanulaceae

Heath lobelia

Lobelia urens L.

Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia

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Heath lobelia (Lobelia urens) — FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (9)

Azerbaijani: Yandırıcı firəngotu
Chinese: 尤瑞半边莲
Dutch: Brandlobelia
English: Heath lobelia, Lobelia
Esperanto: Erikeja lobelio
French: Lobélie brûlante, Cardinale des marais
kw: Lobeli hwerow
Swedish: Hedlobelia
Welsh: Bidoglys chwerw

Synonyms

Dortmanna urens (L.) Kuntze
Lobelia farsetia Vand.
Lobelia serrulata Schott
Lobelia urens f. angustifolia E.Wimm.
Lobelia urens var. brevibracteata Pérez Lara
Lobelia urens var. integra Chabert
Lobelia urens var. longibracteata Pérez Lara
Lobelia urens var. serrulata (Schott ex Brot.) Steud.
Lobelia verbenifolia Salisb.
Mecoschistum urens (L.) Dulac
Rapuntium serrulatum (Schott ex Brot.) C.Presl
Rapuntium urens (L.) Mill.

Flowers

In flower: June to September (from 307 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sylvain Montagner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 4smazaud, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Martine GARCIA, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Flavien Saboureau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Philippe Fouillet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.