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Lobelia inflata

asthma weed

Other common names
bladderpod
emetic weed
see moregag root
Indian tobacco
low belia
pukeweed
wild tobacco
eyebright
kinnikinnik
Botanical details
Family
Campanulaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Lobelia

Genus description

Lobelia can be annuals, perennials or shrubs, with simple leaves and showy 2-lipped flowers that may be solitary or in racemes or panicles

Name status

Correct

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