Biology:Lobelia puberula
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Lobelia |
| Species: | L. puberula
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Lobelia puberula, or downy lobelia, is a perennial herbaceous wildflower in the Bellflower family (Campanulaceae) native to eastern and south central United States.[1] It is the most common blue-flowered Lobelia in the Southeast.[2] It grows in mesic (moderate moisture) to hydric (moist) habitats in sun or partial shade.[3][4]
Description
Downy lobelia is a perennial herb that grows up to 2.5 ft (1 m) tall. Leaves are simple with a toothed margin. The flowers are blue to violet, five-lobed, and bloom from July to October.[5]
Lobelia puberula is similar to two other Lobelia species in to the Eastern United States, Lobelia inflata (Indian tobacco) and Lobelia siphilitica (great lobelia); all display the characteristic "lip" petal near the opening of the flower and the "milky" liquid the plant excretes.[6]
References
- ↑ "Loeblia puberula", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Loeblia%20puberula.png, retrieved 23 June 2018
- ↑ Spaulding, Dan; Barger, T.Wayne (2016). "Keys, distribution, and taxonomic notes for the Lobelias (Lobelia, Campanulaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states". Phytoneuron 2016-76: 1–60. http://www.phytoneuron.net/2016Phytoneuron/76PhytoN-LobeliaAlabama.pdf. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
- ↑ Missouri Plants
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Lobelia puberula | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 21 January 2018 }}
- ↑ North Carolina Wildflowers
- ↑ Caruso, C. M.; Peterson, S. B.; Ridley, C. E. (2003), "Natural selection on floral traits of Lobelia (Lobeliaceae): spatial and temporal variation", American Journal of Botany 90 (9): 1333–40, doi:10.3732/ajb.90.9.1333, PMID 21659233
Wikidata ☰ Q15601176 entry
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