Taxon

Lobelia inflata

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Common name: oyęʔgwáǫweh (Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ); Indian tobacco (English)
Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower)
Distribution: Eastern North America
Hardiness: Zone 3 (-40 to -30 F)
Life form: Herbaceous perennial
Usage: Medicinal/pharmaceutical
Herbs Used By Indigenous Peoples: .
Gayogohó꞉nǫʔ Plant Names: oyęʔgwáǫweh
Description: Spreading, pubescent annual to 90cm. Leaves to 6cm, oblong, crenate to serrate. Flowers in loose racemes; calyx inflated after anthesis; corolla to 1cm, blue, purple or tinged with pink.
Comments: Smoked leaves can produce an effect similar to that of nicotine. It can also treat asthma and whooping cough.

Hear the Gayogohó꞉nǫʔ pronunciation: oyęʔgwáǫweh

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