Lobelia inflata 3, Indian tobacco, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman
Indian tobacco - Check out the pooched out lower parts of the flower (not sure of the technical name). An annual that crops up all over the place in Maryland. Specimen and picture by Helen Lowe Metzman.
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" Ode on a Grecian Urn"
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