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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lobelia spicata
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Pale Spiked Lobelia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lobelia spicata var. spicata
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lobelia spicata
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lobelia spicata var. campanulata
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lobelia spicata var. leptostachys
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lobelia spicata var. scaposa
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lobelia spicata var. spicata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Lobelia spicata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 178-06-007:
Lobelia spicata FAMILY Campanulaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lobelia bracteata
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lobelia leptostachys
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lobelia spicata
COMMON NAME:
Pale Spiked Lobelia, Palespike Lobelia
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lole3_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_lobelia_spicata_7
June
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_lobelia_spicata_7b
June
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_l_spicata_scaposa
June Iredell County NC
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JK Marlow jkm140718_947
July Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140718_947b
July Spartanburg County SC
Leaves oblong, oblanceolate to elliptic, obtuse, base cuneate, mostly sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140718_950
July Spartanburg County SC
Flowers borne in a slender, crowded, terminal raceme, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm140718_950b
July Spartanburg County SC
Flowers 9-12mm long, light blue to white; anthers pale bluish-gray, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm140718_973
July Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm220906_9683
September Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220906_9685
September Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220906_9697
September Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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Laura Godfrey lau_20220906_102329
September Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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Laura Godfrey lau_20220906_102329b
September Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Corolla usually not fenestrate [thus no slits or windows on tube sides near base], per Weakley's Flora (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lobelia spicata
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lobelia spicata var. spicata
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lobelia spicata
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lobelia spicata var. campanulata
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lobelia spicata var. leptostachys
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lobelia spicata var. scaposa
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lobelia spicata var. spicata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Lobelia spicata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 178-06-007:
Lobelia spicata
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lobelia bracteata
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lobelia leptostachys
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lobelia spicata
857
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Meadows, woodlands, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Mountains & NC Piedmont, uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC, rare in Coastal Plain
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Light blue to white
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
5 stamens, completely united
Bisexual
Flowers in a terminal raceme
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p195?
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p265
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p052?
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p402
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p146
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p259
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p302
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p170
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