Lobelia nuttallii
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Photo courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Lobelia nuttallii |
| Common name: | Nuttall's lobelia |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 1-5' |
| Foliage: | leaves linear entire, or sparingly toothed. Distinguished from the more rare L. canbyi by the lack of an inflated ovary. |
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| Flower: | small, 1/3" long, light blue, 2-lipped, upper lip with 2 lobes and lower lip with lobes; 2 small green spots at the base of the lower lip |
| Flowering time: | late June to October |
| Habitat: | wet, low, sandy soil |
| Range in New Jersey: | throughout the Coastal Plain and north to Middlesex county |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | L. nuttallii is rare in New York, extirpated in Pennsylvania, and
threatened in Kentucky. |
