Campanulaceae
Lobelia
Lobelia × speciosa
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Genus
- Lobelia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Lobelia
- German
- Gerard-Lobelie
Synonyms
- Lobelia cardinalis f. milleri (D.Don) Voss
- Lobelia cardinalis var. milleri D.Don
- Lobelia formosa De Jonghe
- Lobelia gerardii Sauvageau
- Lobelia gerardii var. lugdunensis L.H.Bailey
- Lobelia makoyi De Jonghe
- Lobelia milleri Paxton
- Lobelia nova De Jonghe
- Lobelia rivoirei Bain
- Lobelia siphilitica f. hybrida (Hook.) Voss
- Lobelia siphilitica var. hybrida Hook.
- Lobelia siphilitica var. milleri (Paxton) Steud.
- Lobelia siphilitica var. speciosa (Sweet) Steud.
- Lobelia speciosa var. occidentalis Bowden
- Lobelia speciosa var. schneckii Bowden
- Rapuntium speciosum C.Presl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AfroBrazilian : Aleksandrs Balodis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AfroBrazilian : Aleksandrs Balodis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AfroBrazilian : Aleksandrs Balodis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.