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Campanulaceae FAMILY

Lobelia decurrens

Lobelia decurrens

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial
Growth—

The plant has a malodorous smell which some claim can impede breathing, whilst the plant is also believed by some to cause warts[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lobelia+decurrens>

Pollinators

Hummingbirds

References

  1. [1]Revision of Lobelia Sect. Homochilus (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae) — Lammers T.G. · 2004 ↩︎
  2. [2]Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 28 — Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass. · 1981 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎An article on the Ethnopharmacological uses of plants in northwestern S. America, amongst many other articles. It can be downloaded from the Internet.