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Found in burned and unburned patches of degraded longleaf pine sandhill in the southeastern United States (Heuberger and Putz 2003).
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It is found in burned and unburned patches of degraded longleaf pine sandhill in the southeastern United States (Heuberger and Putz 2003).
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Revision as of 11:36, 10 July 2015

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).

Phenology

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

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

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.