Palespike Lobelia (Lobelia spicata Lam.)
↑Summary
A perennial lobelia with white flowers, preferring slightly drier conditions than most lobelias. Native across a wide range of North America, extending farther northwest than most lobelias, perhaps owing to its tolerance of drier habitats.
↑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.
↑Links & External Resources
• Lobelia spicata (Pale-spiked Lobelia) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Lobelia spicata (Palespike Lobelia) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Lobelia spicata | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Lobelia spicata | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Lobelia spicata | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Lobelia spicata | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Pale-spiked Lobelia | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Lobelia spicata (Pale-spike Lobelia) | Minnesota Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Lobelia spicata Lam. (Pale-spike Lobelia) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
• Lobelia spicata Lam. var. scaposa McVaugh (Pale-spike Lobelia) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
• Lobelia spicata Lam. var. spicata (Pale-spike Lobelia) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
• Lobelia spicata Lam. var. leptostachys (A. DC.) Mackenzie & Bush (Pale-spike Lobelia) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
