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Lobelia siphilitica

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Great Blue Lobelia

G5Secure Found in 68 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica). Photo by Josh Nelson, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Josh Nelson, CC BY-NC 4.0
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica). Photo by Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica). Photo by Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica). Photo by Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica). Photo by lovelady20, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
lovelady20, CC BY-NC 4.0
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica). Photo by musicmanz, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
musicmanz, CC BY-NC 4.0
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica). Photo by musicmanz, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
musicmanz, CC BY-NC 4.0
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135214
Element CodePDCAM0E180
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCampanulales
FamilyCampanulaceae
GenusLobelia
Other Common Names
great blue lobelia (EN) Lobélie bleue (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-04-28
Change Date1984-06-07
Range Extent Comments
Central Great Plains from Minnesota to southwestern South Dakota, to Missouri and Kansas, west to eastern Wyoming and Colorado Great Plains Flora Association 1986).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSHYes
OntarioS5Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
New HampshireSNRYes
ConnecticutS4Yes
IndianaS5Yes
GeorgiaS3Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
VermontS3Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
LouisianaS3Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
MississippiS3Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
MaineSXYes
WyomingS1Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
KansasS4Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
North CarolinaS4Yes
MassachusettsS1Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
ColoradoS3Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (68)
Arkansas (3)
AreaForestAcres
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Dismal CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest9,160
Richland CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest571
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Joe GapChattahoochee National Forest5,321
Tate BranchChattahoochee National Forest1,069
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Missouri (2)
AreaForestAcres
Irish Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest1,226
Spring Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest4,899
North Carolina (15)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Barkers Creek (addition)Nantahala National Forest975
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Boteler PeakNantahala National Forest4,205
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Middle Prong AdditionPisgah National Forest1,852
Slide HollowPisgah National Forest193
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Tennessee (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Big Laurel Branch AdditionCherokee National Forest5,577
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Vermont (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Lye Brook Addition 09085Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,111
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Virginia (18)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Hoop HoleJefferson National Forest4,652
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
Little AlleghanyGeorge Washington National Forest10,215
New London Bridge BranchJefferson National Forest844
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Oliver MountainGeorge Washington National Forest13,090
Peters Mountain Addition BJefferson National Forest2,909
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
Three RidgesGeorge Washington National Forest4,745
West Virginia (14)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cheat MountainMonongahela National Forest8,191
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Dry ForkMonongahela National Forest657
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Gauley MountainMonongahela National Forest13,285
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
Mottesheard (WV)Jefferson National Forest3,964
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
Turkey MountainMonongahela National Forest6,421
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.