Meanings
plural bladderpods
- Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome isomeris (= Isomeris arborea), Peritoma arborea, Lobelia inflata, and species of Physaria (= Lesquerella) and Paysonia.
c. 1977-1989, Donald W. (Hank) Nicol, Notes from the Naturalist, page 50, The bladderpod (Isomeris arborea) is a pretty bush. It has loads of bright yellow flowers and the punching bag seed pods that give it its name. But, to be honest, it stinks!
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As early as February, the ground between creosote bushes begins to turn yellow as masses of bladderpod^([Lesquerella gordoni]) start to bloom.
1989, Janice E. Bowers, 100 Desert Wildflowers of the Southwest, unnumbered pageBladderpod^([Isomeris arborea]) is fast growing, and the yellow flowers and blue-green foliage are attractive in mass plantings.
2009, Susan Van Atta, Southern California Native Flower Garden, page 66
Synonyms & antonyms
nounNorth American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic
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Origin
Translations
Catalan tabac indi
- tabac indiLobelia inflata, Indian tobacco, pukeweed
French tabac indien
- tabac indienLobelia inflata, Indian tobacco, pukeweed
German Indianertabak, Aufgeblasene Lobelie
- IndianertabakLobelia inflata, Indian tobacco, pukeweed
- Aufgeblasene LobelieLobelia inflata, Indian tobacco, pukeweed
Polish lobelia rozdęta
- lobelia rozdętaLobelia inflata, Indian tobacco, pukeweed
Swedish läkelobelia
- läkelobeliaLobelia inflata, Indian tobacco, pukeweed
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