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Indian Tobacco (Lobelia inflata)
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Native
Family:
Campanulaceae (Bluebell)
Height: 1 to 3 ft.
Blooms: June to
October
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 0.25 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Elongate clusters,
Irregular blossoms
Location: Youghiogheny River Trail
Date: 10/12/2002
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Indian Tobacco may be
easily confused with:
- Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia flowers are much larger, and a bright blue. Indian tobacco flowers are very pale and tiny.
Folklore, History, and Other Facts
The following information is taken from my great-grandmother's copy of
The Herbalist (1918).
This information is presented for historic purposes only, as many remedies recommended by this book
are toxic!
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
