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Common Name:
Cardinal Flower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lobelia cardinalis var. cardinalis FAMILY: Campanulaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Lobelia cardinalis FAMILY: Campanulaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lobelia cardinalis 178-06-001 FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Streambanks, riverbanks, marshes, swamp forests
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Great Blue Lobelia
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Lobelia siphilitica FAMILY: Campanulaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lobelia siphilitica 178-06-002 FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Bottomlands, moist forests, ditches, wet meadows, streambanks
Common in Mountains of GA & NC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Purple Lobelia, Streamside Lobelia, Longleaf Lobelia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lobelia elongata FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lobelia elongata FAMILY: Campanulaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lobelia elongata 178-06-003 FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: River and stream margins, floodplain forests, marshes, bogs, pine savannas
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in GA Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Georgia Lobelia, southern lobelia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lobelia georgiana FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lobelia amoena var. glandulifera FAMILY: Campanulaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lobelia elongata 178-06-003? FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Swamps, floodplain forests, wet places
Uncommon in Coastal Plain & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Southern Lobelia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lobelia amoena FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lobelia amoena var. amoena FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lobelia amoena 178-06-004 FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Marshes, streambanks, seeps, floodplain forests
Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain) (rare in NC Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Savanna Lobelia, Glade Lobelia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lobelia glandulosa FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lobelia glandulosa FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lobelia glandulosa 178-06-005 FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Seepage slopes, pitcherplant bogs, streamhead margins, pine savannas, pine flatwoods, margins of beaver ponds
Common in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Streamhead Lobelia, Batson's Lobelia, Springhead Lobelia, Sandhills Lobelia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lobelia batsonii FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Wet streamheads, white cedar swamps, and seepage slopes
Rare (endemic to the Carolina Sandhills Region)
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Downy Lobelia, Hairy Lobelia
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Lobelia puberula FAMILY: Campanulaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Lobelia puberula var. puberula FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lobelia puberula 178-06-006 FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Forests, openings
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Pale Spiked Lobelia, Palespike Lobelia
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Lobelia spicata FAMILY: Campanulaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Lobelia spicata var. spicata FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lobelia spicata 178-06-007 FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Meadows, woodlands, disturbed areas
Common in Mountains & NC Piedmont, uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC, rare in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Fold-ear Lobelia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lobelia flaccidifolia FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lobelia flaccidifolia FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Depression ponds, swampy woods along rivers and streams
Common in GA, rare in SC
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Indian-tobacco, Pukeweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lobelia inflata FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lobelia inflata FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lobelia inflata 178-06-008 FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Fields, meadows, gardens, open woodlands, disturbed areas
Common in Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Canby’s Lobelia
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Lobelia canbyi FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lobelia canbyi FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lobelia canbyi 178-06-009 FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Depression ponds, Carolina bays, pine savannas
Uncommon in Carolinas (historically in GA, but not recently seen)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Boykin's Lobelia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lobelia boykinii FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lobelia boykinii FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lobelia boykinii 178-06-010 FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Cypress ponds and depression meadows
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Nuttall's Lobelia
Weakley's Flora: (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): Lobelia nuttallii 178-06-011 FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Pine flatwoods, bogs, pine savannas
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Florida Lobelia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lobelia floridana FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lobelia floridana FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Wet pine savannas and flatwoods, depression ponds
Rare in Coastal Plain of GA (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
Native to Coastal Plain of North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
White Lobelia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lobelia paludosa FAMILY: Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lobelia paludosa FAMILY: Campanulaceae
Habitat: Wet pine flatwoods, pine savannas, ditches, dune swales
Rare
Native to Georgia
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