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
5
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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
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