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Lobelia inflata
Lobelia; Indian tobacco
Lobeliaceae

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The inflated seedpods are distinctive.

Reputed to have medicinal value to Native Americans and pioneers.

You ought to know

Height: 1' - 3'

Frequency: Few plants found in low, dry woods.

Blooms: July

Range: Found throughout Indiana.

Known from Labrador to Saskatchewan and from Georgia to Louisiana to Kansas.