Lobelia

Also known as lobelias, asthma weed

thumb|Lobelia erinus in an alpine border

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyCampanulaceae

Habitatfreshwater

Native toAlabama, Alberta, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam

Observations recorded402,119

Common Name: lobelia

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Research

313 papers

Beyond Alkaloids: Novel Bioactive Natural Products From Lobelia Species.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021
Targeting MAPK14 by Lobeline Upregulates Slurp1-Mediated Inhibition of Alternative Activation of TAM and Retards Colorectal Cancer Growth.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
Biological activity, phytochemistry and traditional uses of genus Lobelia (Campanulaceae): A systematic review.Fitoterapia · 2019
Sick Headache, Lobelia in.Western journal of medicine and surgery · 1840
Molecular Mechanisms of Lobelia nummularia Extract in Breast Cancer: Targeting EGFR/TP53 and PI3K-AKT-mTOR Signaling via ROS-Mediated Apoptosis.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025

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Wikidata facts

Image: Lobelia tupa inflorescence.jpg

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taxon name: Lobelia
Commons category: Lobelia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6918
Commons gallery: Lobelia
taxon common name: 半边莲属

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Article

13 sections

Contents

Description
Taxonomy
Species list
Ecology
Cultivation and uses
Hybrids
Traditional medicine
Adverse effects
Chemical constituents
Mexican spurred lobelias
References
Bibliography
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thumb|Lobelia erinus in an alpine border

Lobelia () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species, with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions. They are known generally as lobelias.