| Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
| Genus species | Lobelia nana Kunth |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth] 3: 317 (1819) |
| Native Range | Mexico to Guatemala, Colombia to n. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Wet Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4500m |
| Description | stems rooting, leaves orbiculate to obovate-oblong, entire, 5-16mm long, sometimes adaxially hirsute, flowers solitary, to 1cm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C division in spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Dortmanna cymbalaria (Griseb.) Kuntze Dortmanna nana (Kunth) Kuntze Lobelia bellis E.Wimm. Lobelia cymbalaria Griseb. Lobelia cymbalarioides Zahlbr. Lobelia nana var. cymbalarioides E.Wimm. Lobelia nana var. flagelliformis Wedd. Pratia boliviensis A.DC. Rapuntium nanum (Kunth) C.Presl |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest, MXT Mexico Southeast) 8 Southern America 80 Central America (GUA Guatemala) 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGW Argentina Northwest) |