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

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BONAP, FNA, ITIS, USDA, VPI

Scientific Name: Lobelia spicata

Common Name: Palespike lobelia

Origin: Native

Notes:

Additional references: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10.

Field Marks for Identification:

Flowers: light blue to white; flowers less than 15mm long; sepals less than 5mm long; Hypanthium campanulate, not inflated; inflorescence unbranched; calyx not auriculate, or minutely so, at the base.

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Glossaries of botanical terms: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

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