Lobelia kalmii

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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
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
NunavutS1Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
New JerseyS3Yes
MontanaS3Yes
MichiganSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MassachusettsS2Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
West VirginiaS1Yes
VermontS5Yes
IowaS3Yes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
South DakotaS2Yes
New HampshireS2Yes
WashingtonS1Yes
ConnecticutS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Michigan (2)
AreaForestAcres
FibreHiawatha National Forest7,432
Government IslandHiawatha National Forest225
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lebeau RA 1507Flathead National Forest5,450
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09180 - Perch LakeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest2,390
References (8)
  1. 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.
  2. Fernald, M.L. 1950 Gray's Manual of Botany, 8th ed. American Book Company, New York. 1632 pp.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. First edition printed by Adlard & Son, Bartholomew Press, Dorking, Great Britain. 2 vol.
  7. 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.
  8. Weishaupt, C.G. 1971. Vascular Plants of Ohio, Third edition. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque, Iowa.