Lobelia spicata Lam. var. scaposa McVaugh

Locations ofLobelia spicata Lam. var. scaposa McVaugh in Virginia

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Family
Campanulaceae
Botanical Name
Lobelia spicata Lam. var. scaposa McVaugh
Common Name
Pale-spike Lobelia
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Lobelia spicata Lam. var scaposa McVaugh
Comments
Map is incomplete pending the additional herbarium work needed to map the two recognized varieties fully. See full species map for Lobelia spicata. Var. scaposa is distinctive in its basally disposed leaves and very pale flowers. It is the most common and widespread of the two vars. in VA.
Habitat
Dry-mesic to dry forests, woodlands, clearings, and old fields. Frequent and widespread in the Piedmont and at low elevations in the nw. and wc. mountains; rare in the Coastal Plain.
Native Status
Native

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