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Lobelia spicata

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Pale-spike Lobelia

G5Secure Found in 26 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136909
Element CodePDCAM0E190
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
Lobélie à épi (FR) palespike lobelia (EN)
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 Date2016-07-27
Change Date1984-06-07
Ecology & Habitat

Description

Pale-spiked Lobelia is an herbaceous perennial with unbranched stems that are 2-8 dm high. The oblong, lance-shaped leaves are 5-10 cm long, have toothed margins and short petioles, and become smaller up the stem. Foliage is glabrous to sparsely short-hairy. Flowers are 7-12 mm long and are born on short, 2-5 mm long stalks in a sparingly branched, narrow, crowded inflorescence. Each flower has 5 narrow sepals that are 5-9 mm long and a light blue, tubular, 4-10 mm long corolla that flares into a spreading 2-lobed upper lip and a 3-lobed lower lip. The ovary is below the base of the corolla and matures into a nearly globose capsule that is 3-5 mm high.

Diagnostic Characteristics

LOBELIA KALMII is confined to very wet soils. Other species of Campanulaceae with Lobelia-like flowers are annuals and are usually found in wetlands.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaS2Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
KentuckyS4Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
MaineS4Yes
KansasS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
South CarolinaS3Yes
West VirginiaS4Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
DelawareS2Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
NebraskaS4Yes
VermontS4Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
OntarioS4Yes
AlbertaS1Yes
QuebecS1Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
New BrunswickSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (26)
Arkansas (4)
AreaForestAcres
Devils CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,877
Dismal CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest9,160
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Illinois (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bay CreekShawnee National Forest120
Burden FallsShawnee National Forest485
Indiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mogan RidgeHoosier National Forest8,435
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear SwampHuron-Manistee National Forest3,915
North Dakota (4)
AreaForestAcres
DurlerDakota Prairie Grasslands12,464
McleodDakota Prairie Grasslands9,117
SheyenneDakota Prairie Grasslands14,537
VenloDakota Prairie Grasslands5,317
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (8)
AreaForestAcres
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
Laurel ForkGeorge Washington National Forest9,967
Little AlleghanyGeorge Washington National Forest10,215
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Mill MountainGeorge Washington National Forest10,840
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Laurel ForkMonongahela National Forest1,172
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
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.