palespike lobelia

(Lobelia spicata)

Overview
palespike lobelia (var. spicata)
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
           
 
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Distribution
 
 

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Sources

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 28, 29, 30.

 
  5/24/2023      
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  Kingdom Plantae (green algae and land plants)  
  Subkingdom Viridiplantae (green plants)  
  Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants and green algae)  
  Superdivision Embryophyta (land plants)  
  Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants)  
  Subdivision Spermatophytina (seed plants)  
  Class Magnoliopsida (flowering plants)  
  Superorder Asteranae  
 

Order

Asterales (sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies)  
 

Family

Campanulaceae (bellflower)  
  Subfamily Lobelioideae (lobelia)  
 

Genus

Lobelia (lobelias)  
  Section Lobelia (typical lobelias)  
       
 

Most North American sources recognize two to five varieties of Lobelia spicata. ITIS and GRIN are notable exceptions, recognizing no varieties. Elsewhere, GBIF (Denmark), Plants of the World Online (U.K.), and World Flora Online (U.K.) recognize no varieties.

 
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

palespike lobelia (Lobelia spicata var. campanulata) (?)

palespike lobelia (Lobelia spicata var. hirtella)

palespike lobelia (Lobelia spicata var. leptostachys)

palespike lobelia (Lobelia spicata var. scaposa)

palespike lobelia (Lobelia spicata var. spicata)

 
       
 

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Common Names

 
 

pale-spike lobelia

pale-spiked lobelia

palespike lobelia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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  Lobelia spicata (Pale Spiked Lobelia)
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  Lobelia spicata (Pale Spiked Lobelia)  
  Lobelia spicata PALE SPIKED LOBELIA
Frank Mayfield
 
  Lobelia spicata PALE SPIKED LOBELIA  

 

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