Lobelia dunnii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lobelia dunnii Greene

Dunn's lobelia

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

2017 Trevor Schalla

2013 Aaron Schusteff

2011 Neal Kramer

Lobelia dunnii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


	Plant Range Observation Search (243 records) Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. serrata
Genus:	Lobelia
Family:	Campanulaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Possible skin irritation from touching any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: canyons

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Palmerella debilis

Information about Lobelia dunnii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (LODU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/28/2023).