Lobelia erinus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lobelia erinus L.

Edging lobelia

2018 David Greenberger

2019 Chasey

2017 James Bailey

2015 Keir Morse

2024 Diana Wahl

2023 Ron Vanderhoff

2023 Friends of Five Creeks volunteers

Lobelia erinus is an annual herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~37 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Lobelia
Family:	Campanulaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Possible skin irritation from touching any part of this plant.

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Lobelia erinoides

Information about Lobelia erinus from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LOER) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Range: The distribution area lies in southern Africa and extends from Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe to the south to Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho and the South African provinces. L. erinus also occurs as a weed where it has escaped from cultivation. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).