PLANTS Profile for Lobelia puberula (downy lobelia)

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PLANTS Profile

Lobelia puberula Michx.
downy lobelia

Symbol:

LOPU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Campanulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Lobelia puberula Michx.

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Distribution:
Lobelia puberula Michx.


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USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Lobelia puberula Michx.

View 27 genera in Campanulaceae, 48 species in Lobelia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Lobelia puberula var. mineolana
downy lobelia

Lobelia puberula var. pauciflora
downy lobelia

Lobelia puberula var. puberula
downy lobelia

Lobelia puberula var. simulans
downy lobelia

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Lobelia puberula Michx.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Campanulales
Family	Campanulaceae – Bellflower family
Genus	Lobelia L. – lobelia
Species	Lobelia puberula Michx. – downy lobelia

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lobelia puberula Michx.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Pennsylvania:
downy lobelia		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Lobelia puberula Michx.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW-,FACW

FACW-

FACW

Lobelia reverchonii [=LOPUP]:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

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Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Lobelia puberula Michx.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Moderate						Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Lobelia puberula Michx.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34529.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/25/2008 01:06 AM MDT