Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lobelia nuttallii
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
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Read more about Nuttall's Lobelia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lobelia nuttallii
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 178-06-011:
Lobelia nuttallii FAMILY Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lobelia nuttallii
COMMON NAME:
Nuttall's Lobelia
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Alan S. Weakley asw_204722489075717
May Cumberland County NC
Carvers Creek State Park
The leaf blades of these basal rosettes are about 8mm X 6mm. — Alan Weakley
JK Marlow jkm120804_162
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Flowers 3/8" long, light blue w white center & 2 greenish spots on lower lip, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm120804_165
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Stem leaves linear, narrowly elliptic to narrowly oblanceolate, 1-4mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm060903_012
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Calyx lobes linear to lanceolate, 1.5-3mm long, entire, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lobelia nuttallii
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lobelia nuttallii
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 178-06-011:
Lobelia nuttallii
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lobelia nuttallii
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