Lobelia spicata Lam.

Spiked Lobelia, Pale-spiked Lobelia

Synonyms: Lobelia hirtella, Lobelia bracteata

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Campanulaceae

Genus: Lobelia

Species: Lobelia spicata

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
NH - State Indeterminate (var. hirtella)
VT - State Historic (var. hirtella)
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (High Priority) (var. hirtella)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FAC

PHOTOS OF Lobelia spicata