Classification Hierarchy
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Tracheophyta
Superdivision Spermatophyta
Division Magnoliophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Subclass Asteridae
Order Campanulales
Family Campanulaceae
Genus Lobelia
Species Lobelia siphilitica
great blue lobelia

9/12/2011. Palisades park (map)

BONAP, FNA, ITIS, USDA, VPI

Scientific Name: Lobelia siphilitica
Common Name: great blue lobelia
Origin: Native
Notes:
Additional references: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

Field Marks for Identification:

Flowers: blue; more than 15mm long; corollas less than 30mm long; calyx with conspicuous auricles at the base.
Leaves: Stem leaves lanceolate to elliptic, more than 3mm wide.
Glossaries of botanical terms: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

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