Lobelia inflata
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Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Lobelia inflata |
| Common name: | Indian tobacco |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 6 - 30" |
| Foliage: | stem with milky sap; broad leaves alternate, sessile or with short winged petioles; pubescent; irregular toothing |
| Flower: | flower is resupinate; white corolla tinged with blue |
| Flowering time: | July - October |
| Habitat: | moist ground, open woods, thickets |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | inflata, for the swollen fruits |