Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula Michx.)
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↑Summary
A perennial lobelia, native to the southeastern U.S. Common in much of its range. Named for its downy leaves.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native | |
| Native or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Description & Identification
Flower color highly variable; usually described as blue, but ranging from white through blue-purple to pink and often exhibiting more variability in a single population than is typical among lobelias.
↑Links & External Resources
• Lobelia puberula (Downy Lobelia) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Lobelia puberula | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Lobelia puberula | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Lobelia puberula | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Downy Lobelia | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Lobelia puberula Michaux (Downy Lobelia) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
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