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Great Lobelia

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Scientific Name: Lobelia siphilitica
Family: Campanulaceae
Description: Showy, bright blue flowers are in the axils of leafy bracts and form an elongated cluster on a leafy stem
Habitat: Rich lowland woods and meadows, swamps
Range: Eastern North America, west to Kansas and Minnesota
Comments: None.

Source: National Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region
Photograph: Used with permission from Patrick Alexander.