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Several short-lived perennial forbs also have a seed bank persistent for at least several years (Platt et al 2006).
 
Several short-lived perennial forbs also have a seed bank persistent for at least several years (Platt et al 2006).
 
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Lobelia puberula
Lobelia puberela KMR 2013 PH (2).jpg
Photo taken by Kevin Robertson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Campanulales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia
Species: L. puberula
Binomial name
Lobelia puberula
Michx.
LOBE PUBE dist.jpg
Natural range of Lobelia puberula from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common Name: downy lobelia

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It is found in burned and unburned patches of degraded longleaf pine sandhill in the southeastern United States (Heuberger and Putz 2003). This species is also found in pine flatlands, boggy clearings, upland pine-oak woodlands, ravines, along limestone glades, and along riverbanks (FSU Herbarium). It can occur in dry, sandy soils, loamy soils, clays, and moist soils of wetlands in open to partial shaded areas (FSU Herbarium). L. puberula has also been found growing in human disturbed areas such as ditches and along roadsides (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This species has been observed flowering and fruiting from August to December (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Several short-lived perennial forbs also have a seed bank persistent for at least several years (Platt et al 2006).

Fire ecology

This species thrives in areas that are burned (FSU Herbarium).

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

Lobelia puberula Gil.jpg

References and notes

Heuberger, K. A. and F. E. Putz (2003). "Fire in the suburbs: ecological impacts of prescribed fire in small remnants of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) sandhill." Restoration Ecology 11: 72-81.

Platt, W. J., S. M. Carr, et al. (2006). "Pine savanna overstorey influences on ground-cover biodiversity." Applied Vegetation Science 9: 37-50.