Lobelia gattingeri
| Lobelia gattingeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Lobelia |
| Species: | L. gattingeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Lobelia gattingeri | |
Lobelia gattingeri is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family commonly called Gattinger's lobelia. It is endemic to calcareous cedar glades and barrens. It has a small range, native only to middle Tennessee[1] and one site in the Pennyroyal Plain of Kentucky.
It is an annual species, with seeds germinating in either the autumn or spring. It produces a spike of blue flowers in the spring, and during wet summers it can remain in bloom until October.[2]
It is sometimes considered a variety of Lobelia appendiculata, which is found further to the south and west. It is distinguished by its smaller size and more glabrous calyx.[3]
References
- ↑ The Ecological Life Cycle of the Cedar Glade Endemic Lobelia gattingeri Jerry M. Baskin and Carol C. Baskin Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club Vol. 106, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1979), pp. 176-181
- ↑ The Ecological Life Cycle of the Cedar Glade Endemic Lobelia gattingeri Jerry M. Baskin and Carol C. Baskin Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club Vol. 106, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1979), pp. 176-181
- ↑ Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States