Common Name: Indian tobaccoScientific Name: Lobelia inflata L.Family Name: Lobeliaceae - Bluebell FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative annual, reproducing by seed Stemsupright, hairy, branched, leafy Leavesalternate, lanceolate to ovate or obovate, toothed margins Flowers5-petaled, pale blue to violet sometimes white, petals fused into tube; petals - 3 lower curve downward, 2 upper curved upward; short stalked, axillary