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Lobelia spicata Lamarck. Pale Spiked Lobelia, Palespike Lobelia, Highbelia. Phen: Late May-Aug. Hab: Meadows, woodlands, disturbed areas. Dist: NS west to AB, south to GA, AL, MS, LA, OK, and MT.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = Ar, GrPl, GW2, K3, K4, Mi, RAB, Tx, W; = Lobelia spicata Lam. var. originalis – McVaugh (1936a); > Lobelia bracteata Small – S; > Lobelia leptostachys A.DC. – S; > Lobelia spicata Lam. – S; > Lobelia spicata Lam. var. campanulata – F, G, K1, NE, Tat, WV, McVaugh (1936a); > Lobelia spicata Lam. var. hirtella – F, Il, NE; > Lobelia spicata Lam. var. leptostachya – Il, misspelling; > Lobelia spicata Lam. var. leptostachys – C, F, G, K1, Mo2, Pa, Tn, Va, WV, McVaugh (1936a); > Lobelia spicata Lam. var. scaposa – C, F, G, K1, Pa, Va, WV, McVaugh (1936a); > Lobelia spicata Lam. var. spicata – C, F, G, Il, K1, Mo2, NE, NY, Pa, Tat, Va, WV

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily : 8

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image of plant© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Lobelia spicata, Road Glade, Ketona Dolomite, Bibb County, Alabama 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Lobelia spicata var. leptostachys, Cedar Glade No. 6, Chickamauga Limestone, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Catoosa County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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