The article reports a new alien plant species found in Georgia / Sakartvelo, Lobelia urens (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae), first recorded in 2012 in the floristic district of Adjara. Data on its distribution and ecological and cenotic interactions with local native and alien species under new environmental conditions are provided.

Keywords: Adjara, Lobelia urens, new alien plant species

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