Lobelia setacea leaves

The scant leaves of Lobelia setacea, the wiry lobelia, resemble the plants wiry green stems. The greenness of the plant is sometimes more prevalent in stems than leaves. Leaf-shape is linear and thread-like, less than 1 mm wide and about 1 cm long.

The specific epithet, setacea, is derived from the Latin saeta or seta meaning a thick coarse hair or bristle and -aceus indicating resemblance (Manning, 2007; Mustart, et al, 1997; Bean and Johns, 2005; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; Andrew, 2017; iSpot).