Lobelia urens L.

Lobélie brûlante (fr), Cardinale des marais (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Lobelia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.2-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Fever (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lobelia urens habit picture by beurny (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lobelia urens leaf picture by beurny (cc-by-sa)
Lobelia urens leaf picture by Uxeli (cc-by-sa)
Lobelia urens leaf picture by Christophe Gautreau (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lobelia urens flower picture by claire BONNY (cc-by-sa)
Lobelia urens flower picture by mejica infanzon graciela (cc-by-sa)
Lobelia urens flower picture by Jacques Maréchal (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lobelia urens world distribution map, present in Spain, France, Morocco, Portugal, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143992-1
WFO ID wfo-0000814643
COL ID 72LVV
BDTFX ID 39580
INPN ID 106435
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Rapuntium serrulatum Rapuntium urens Dortmanna urens Lobelia verbenifolia Lobelia farsetia Mecoschistum urens Lobelia serrulata Lobelia urens var. serrulata Lobelia urens var. brevibracteata Lobelia urens var. longibracteata Lobelia urens var. integra Lobelia urens f. angustifolia Lobelia urens