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Lobelia inflata
asthma weed
Other common names
bladderpodemetic 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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