Indian-tobacco
Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated April 2019.
Scientific name: Lobelia inflata L.
Common name(s): Indian-tobacco, Indian tobacco, puke-weed, bladder-pod lobelia
Links: USDA PLANTS Profile , NPIN Profile, Go Botany
Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”)
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- seedling in pruned blueberry field, mid-May
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- seedling leaf
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- leaf detail
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- stems and leaves are hairy
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- inflated seedpods
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- in flower, mid-July
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- in crop wild blueberry field
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- late July
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- developing seedpods
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- late August
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- flower and fruit, late August
Description:
-annual/biennial
-branched hairy stems
-sessile toothed leaves
Habitat:
-open woods
Agriculture:
-birds are attracted to their nectar
-foraging species for wildlife
Sources:
USDA. “Plant Guide: INDIAN TOBACCO.” Plant Guide, 2005, plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_loin.pdf.