Lobelia dunnii

Lobelia dunnii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Subfamily: Lobelioideae
Genus: Lobelia
Species: L. dunnii
Binomial name
Lobelia dunnii
E. Greene

Lobelia dunnii (Dunn's lobelia) is a species of Lobelia. It is native to California, and Baja California.[1]

Lobelia dunnii grows about 2 feet tall and has blue 5-petaled flowers. Two petals are small, while three are large.[2] Blooms June–October. Usually found on the banks of streams, pools or other wet places[3]

References

  1. CalFlora: Lobelia dunnii
  2. ssp. serrata. Jepson Manual
  3. Smith, Clifton F.. A Flora of the Santa Barbara Region, California 2nd edition. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden & Capra Press, 1998, p. 209

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