Taxon: Lobelia inflata L.

Summary

Genus:

Lobelia

Family:

Campanulaceae

Subfamily:

Lobelioideae

Nomen number:

22466

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:931. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

10/06/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

10 (2 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Angely, J. A. 1970-. Flora analítica e fitográfica do Estado de São Paulo.
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 238.
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1522.
Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Munro, D. B. Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: introduced
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
Wimmer, F. 1953. Campanulaceae-Lobelioideae II. In: Engler, H. G. A., ed., Das Pflanzenreich. IV. 276b(Heft 107):443.
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	Indian-tobacco		1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English (Canada)	Indian-tobacco	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 238.
French	lobélie enflée		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	tabac indien		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)	lobélie gonflée	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 238.
German	Indianer-Tabak		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1522.
German	indianischer Tabak		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Lobelie		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese	lobélia		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese	tabaco-indiano		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	hierba del asma		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	tabaco indio		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	läkelobelia		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	s.e.	Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec	s.	Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas	e.	Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska	e.	Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.), Nova Scotia, Ontario (s.e.), Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (e.), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska (e.), Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]

Reference(s)

Lammers, T. G. 2007. World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae.
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	source of pharmaceutical agent	alpha-lobeline	Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines	source of pharmaceutical agent	alpha-lobeline	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicines	source of pharmaceutical agent	alpha-lobeline	Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22466. Accessed 10 May 2026.