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Common name: southern lobelia
 
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==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Revision as of 10:32, 6 October 2015

Lobelia amoena
Lobelia amoena gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Campanulales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia
Species: L. amoena
Binomial name
Lobelia amoena
Michx.
LOBE AMOE dist.jpg
Natural range of Lobelia amoena from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: southern lobelia

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species can be found in floodplain forests, semi-open wetlands, along river and stream banks, seepage bogs, and low depresssions (FSU Herbarium). It grows in shaded to deep shaded environments in wet or dry sands and loam of mesic wooded environments (FSU Herbarium). L. amoena also grows in human distrubed areas such as roadside ditches and clear-cut woods (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This species has been observed flowering from September to November (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

This species has been found in annually burned areas (FSU Herbarium).

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, W. W. Baker, A. Gholson Jr., James P. Gillespie, Robert K. Godfrey, D. Hall, R. Komarek, R. Kral, N. Lee, Sidney McDaniel, Richard S. Mitchell, Gil Nelson, R. A. Norris, Camm Swift, D. B. Ward, and Rodie White. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla, Walton, Washington. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.