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Lobelia kalmii

Kalm's Lobelia

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142920

Element CodePDCAM0E0W0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCampanulales

FamilyCampanulaceae

GenusLobelia

Other Common Names

Lobélie de Kalm (FR) Ontario Lobelia (EN) Ontario 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 Date2016-05-16

Change Date1984-06-07

Range Extent Comments

CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI. ALB, B.C., MAN, N.B., N.S., N.W.T., ONT, QUE.

Ecology & Habitat

Diagnostic Characteristics

Plants slender rarely over 4 dm tall, flowers 7-16 mm long, pedicels with a pair of subopposite bractioles; corolla not normally fenestrate, base of lower lip smooth; capsule ovoid, seeds rough tuberculate.

Habitat

Wet meadows and bogs in neutral or calcareous situations, shale or limestone beaches or cliffs, sandy flats and bogs.

Ecology

Tolerant of saline soils. Prefers semi-open areas in mixed or coniferous woods.

Reproduction

n=7.

Palustrine Habitats

TEMPORARY POOLHERBACEOUS WETLANDBog/fenRiparian

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
New Brunswick	S4	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S3	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes
Manitoba	S5	Yes
Nunavut	S1	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S3	Yes
Montana	S3	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	S2	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	S1	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Iowa	S3	Yes
Pennsylvania	S1	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	S2	Yes
New Hampshire	S2	Yes
Washington	S1	Yes
Connecticut	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Michigan (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Fibre	Hiawatha National Forest	7,432
Government Island	Hiawatha National Forest	225

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lebeau RA 1507	Flathead National Forest	5,450

Wisconsin (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
09180 - Perch Lake	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	2,390

References (8)

Britton, N. L. and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada. 3 vol. Dover Publications, Inc., N. Y. 2052 pp.
Fernald, M.L. 1950 Gray's Manual of Botany, 8th ed. American Book Company, New York. 1632 pp.
Gleason, H.A. 1952. The new Britton and Brown illustrated flora of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. 3 volumes. Hafner Press, New York. 1732 pp.
Gleason, H.A., and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 910 pp.
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.
Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. First edition printed by Adlard & Son, Bartholomew Press, Dorking, Great Britain. 2 vol.
McVaugh, R. 1936. Studies in the taxonomy and distribution of the eastern North American species of <i>Lobelia</i>. Rhodora 38:241-263, 276-298, 305-329, 346-362.
Weishaupt, C.G. 1971. Vascular Plants of Ohio, Third edition. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque, Iowa.