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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lobelia paludosa   FAMILY Campanulaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lobelia paludosa   FAMILY Campanulaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
White Lobelia


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image of Lobelia paludosa, White Lobelia

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_lopa3_001_lvd

        

image of Lobelia paludosa, White Lobelia

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_l_paludosa_croppedb

July        

Calyx segments not auriculate; pedicels lacking bracteoles, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

image of Lobelia paludosa, White Lobelia

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_lobelia_paludosa_2

July        

Stems erect, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lobelia paludosa   FAMILY Campanulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lobelia paludosa   FAMILY Campanulaceae

 

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3725

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Wet pine flatwoods, pine savannas, ditches, dune swales, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Rare

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
White/ Pale blue
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
5 stamens, completely united
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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