Pale Spiked Lobelia (Lobelia spicata Lam.)
Also known as palespike lobelia, pale-spiked lobelia, highbelia.
↑Summary
A short-lived perennial native to sunny habitats in Eastern to Central North America.
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| 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.
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↑Habitat
Pale spiked lobelia occurs in a variety of sunny to partly-sunny habitats, preferring higher pH soils. Natural habitats include prairies, savannas, meadows, fens, bluffs, limestone glades, and large openings in forests. It is less common in anthropogenic habitats, but can occur in pastures, fallow fields, and along roadsides and railroads.
It tolerates a wide range of moisture conditions from moist to slightly dry, but it is more particular about soil pH, being absent from too acidic soils.
↑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)
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