Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Water Lobelia, Lobelia dortmanna, Plúr an locháin
Photographs: Gougane Barra, Co. Cork

Water Lobelia
Lobelia dortmanna
Plúr an locháin
Family: Campanulaceae

Flowering July-August. Aquatic perennial. Native.

Racemes of 3-10 drooping pale lilac flowers on erect, unbranched and leafless stems that rise 15-25cm above water surface. Seed can remain viable for 30 years. A slow-growing plant with submerged rosettes of blunt-linear leaves found in water depths of less than 2m.

Can be locally common in the south-west, west and north-west of Ireland in acidic, stony lakes, usually in mountainous areas.

Water Lobelia, Lobelia dortmanna, Plúr an locháin

Water Lobelia, Lobelia dortmanna, Plúr an locháin
Water Lobelia, Lobelia dortmanna, Plúr an locháin

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