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Lobelia siphilitica
L.
Great Blue Lobelia
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group:
Plant
Sublevel 1:
Angiosperm
Sublevel 2:
Eudicot
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Family:
Campanulaceae
Genus:
Lobelia
Species:
Lobelia siphilitica
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native, Introduced
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
MA - State Endangered
ME - State Extirpated
NH - State Endangered
VT - Very rare (state rank: S1 (Critically Imperiled))
MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN
VT Draft WAP (Sept. 2015) - SGCN (High Priority)
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Photoautotroph
Type of Spores/Gametophytes:
Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes
HABITAT
Wetland Indicator Status:
FACW
ASSOCIATED SPECIES
PHOTOS OF
Lobelia siphilitica
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