Lobelia nuttallii Schult. is a plant in the Campanulaceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Lobelia nuttallii Schult. (Lobelia nuttallii Schult.)
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Lobelia nuttallii Schult.

Lobelia nuttallii Schult.

Nuttall's lobelia, Lobelia nuttallii, is a small perennial bellflower native to the Eastern United States that bears pale blue late summer flowers.

Family
Genus
Lobelia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Lobelia nuttallii Schult.

Lobelia nuttallii Schult. is a flowering plant species belonging to the bellflower family, and it is commonly known as Nuttall's lobelia. This species is native to the Eastern United States, where it primarily occurs in coastal areas. It also has isolated disjunct populations located in the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau. It grows mostly in habitats that have wet, sandy, acidic soils, including flatwoods and southern bogs. It is a small, delicate perennial plant that produces pale blue flowers during late summer.

Photo: (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Judy Gallagher · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Campanulaceae Lobelia

More from Campanulaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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