logo Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit
Taxon  Report  
SIGN IN - REGISTER
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.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
DJJJASONAFMM

Bloom Period
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 + POWO

Alternate Names:
PLANTSLobelia erinoides
Information about  Lobelia erinus from other sources

[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)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 03/28/2025).