Plant & Flower Names · Entry

Lobelia

Named after a person

“named in honor of Matthias de l'Obel”

Where it comes from

named after Matthias de l'Obel, a 16th-century Flemish botanist

Fun Fact

De l'Obel served as physician and botanist to King James I of England, and the genus was named for him by the French botanist Charles Plumier.

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