Lobelia siphilitica

Characteristics
Lobelia siphilitica L. var. siphilitica
great blue lobelia
Seepage areas, stream margins, fens, ditches, and drainage channels; wet thickets and forests; swamps and seepy road banks. Does particularly well in calcareous seepage areas.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACW+, OBL (NWPL) FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Asterales
Lobelia siphilitica L. var. siphilitica - great blue lobelia
Citation
Lobelia siphilitica L. var. siphilitica
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Steuben, NY: 18 August 2010 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Steuben, NY: 18 August 2010 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Steuben, NY: 18 August 2010 -
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Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Broome Co., NY: 31 Aug 2010 - 5
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 20 Aug 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 20 Aug 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 20 Aug 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Broome Co., NY: 31 Aug 2010 - 5
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