Lobelia
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A genus of plants, including a great number of species. Lobeliainflata, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of North America,whose leaves contain a poisonous white viscid juice, of an acridtaste. It has often been used in medicine as an emetic, expectorant,etc. L. cardinalis is the cardinal flower, remarkable for the deepand vivid red color of its flowers.
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