water lobelia (Lobelia dortmanna)

Lobelia dortmanna

Description 2

Flower: Pale colored tubular shaped
Leaves: usually submerged, linear and flattened with blunt tip, hollow, 1 to 2 inches long
Fruit/Seed: nodding, conical barrel-like capsule, ½ inch long, remnant of style attached at tip
Height: 10-40 inches
Flowering: July - September
Habitat: lake edges, shallow water

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Per Verdonk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7551546@N08/3228073935
  2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Color of flowers Purple, White