Characteristics
Lobelia kalmii L.
Kalm’s lobelia
Wet calcareous cliffs; gravelly and peaty banks of streams and ponds; and fens and other calcareous wet sites. Lobelia kalmii is a small plant and it grows best where the adjacent herbaceous vegetation is low. It grows almost exclusively in calcareous wet sites.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
OBL (NWPL)
OBL (NWPL EMP)
OBL (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Lobelia kalmii L.
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Species Distribution Map
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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Seneca County, NY: 24 Sep 2003
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Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Genesee Co., NY: 15 Aug 2002
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Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Livingston Co., NY: 4 Sep 2009
- Steven Daniel
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Clinton, NY: 22 August 2001
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Clinton, NY: 22 August 2001
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Oswego, NY: 9 August 2005
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