Campanulaceae FAMILY

Lobelia laxiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lobelia laxiflora is a perennial plant with an erect to ascending, herbaceous to woody, unbranched to sparingly branched stem; it can grow around 20 - 300cm tall[ 2055 Title Revision of Lobelia Sect. Homochilus (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae) Publication Sida 21(2): 591-623, 2004 Author Lammers T.G. Publisher Year 2004 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthwest S. America - Colombia, north through Mesoamerica to Mexico and southern Arizona

HabitatFound in a wide variety of dry to mesic, open to shaded habitats, often on slopes and most commonly associated with various types of coniferous, deciduous and mixed forests; at elevations from 250 - 3,450 metres[ 2055 Title Revision of Lobelia Sect. Homochilus (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae) Publication Sida 21(2): 591-623, 2004 Author Lammers T.G. Publisher Year 2004 ISBN Description ].