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===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ||
| − | This species can be found in floodplain forests, semi-open wetlands, along river and stream banks, seepage bogs, and low | + | This species can be found in floodplain forests, semi-open wetlands, along river and stream banks, seepage bogs, and low depressions (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 disturbed areas such as roadside ditches and clear-cut woods (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Boltonia, Commelina, Coreopsis integrifolia, Physostegia virginiana, Woodwardia areolata, Quercus, Rhamnus, oakleaf hydrangea, Conoclinium, Pluchea, Leersia, Panicum, Schoenus, Juniperus, Solidago fistulosa,'' and ''Bidens alba'' (FSU Herbarium). |
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 14 December 2015
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| 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. | |
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| Natural range of Lobelia amoena from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: southern lobelia
Contents
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 depressions (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 disturbed areas such as roadside ditches and clear-cut woods (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Boltonia, Commelina, Coreopsis integrifolia, Physostegia virginiana, Woodwardia areolata, Quercus, Rhamnus, oakleaf hydrangea, Conoclinium, Pluchea, Leersia, Panicum, Schoenus, Juniperus, Solidago fistulosa, and Bidens alba (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.
