Lobelia puberula

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Species Distribution Map
Family:CAMPANULACEAE
Species:Lobelia puberula Michx.
Common Name:Downy Lobelia
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:LOPU
Plant Notes:Downy Lobelia is a native herbaceous perennial in the Bellflower family (Campanulaceae). It is found throughout Alabama. Downy Lobelia occurs on creek banks, in swamps, in wet ditches, and in swamps. Plants can be very common after disturbance that has exposed bare soil. Downy Lobelia grows from one to three feet in height. The entire stems has short hairs on it, not just at the base. The sessile leaves are dark green and pubescent below. Their margins are toothed. The stems may be branched near the top, especially if the plant has been damaged. The flowers are blue with a white throat. They vary in size, and several varieties have been named based on flower size and amount of pubescence. The fruit is a capsule filled with many tiny seed. Downy Lobelia can be grown in bog gardens, along creeks or ponds, in areas with poor drainage, and in containers. It is available from some wildflower nurseries or can easily be grown from seed. The tiny seed should be planted on the soil surface and not covered with soil. Cover the container to keep in moisture until the seedlings are large enough to pot individually or in flats.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW- (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyCAMPANULACEAE - Bellflower family
Genus Lobelia
Species Lobelia puberula Michx. - Downy Lobelia

Citation

Citation Lobelia puberula Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 152. 1803.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Michaux s.n. (holotype: P).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Dortmanna puberula Dortmanna puberula (Michaux) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 973. 1891.Lobelia puberula Michaux 1803. 
Lobelia glandulosa var. obtusifolia Lobelia glandulosa Walter, var. obtusifolia Alph. de Candolle, in de Candolle, Prodr. 7: 378. 1839. ALABAMA
Lobelia puberula subsp. pauciflora (Bush) Bowden Lobelia puberula Michaux, subsp. pauciflora (Bush) Bowden, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 86: 97. 1959.Lobelia puberula Michaux, var. pauciflora Bush 1906. 
Lobelia puberula var. glabella Lobelia puberula Michaux, var. glabella Hooker, Bot. Mag. 61: pl. 3292. 1834, non Elliott 1821.  
Lobelia puberula var. laeviuscula Lobelia puberula Michaux, var. laeviuscula C. Mohr, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 6: 750. 1901.Rapuntium puberulum (Michaux) C. Presl, var. glabellum C. Presl 1836; Lobelia puberula Michaux, var. glabella Hooker 1834, non Elliott 1821. 
Lobelia puberula var. obtusifolia Lobelia puberula Michaux, var. obtusifolia (Alph. de Candolle) Fernald, Rhodora 49: 184. 1947.Lobelia glandulosa Walter, var. obtusifolia Alph. de Candolle 1839. 
Lobelia puberula var. pauciflora Lobelia puberula Michaux, var. pauciflora Bush, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 17: 122. 1906. TEXAS: Smith Co.: Swan, 17 Sep 1902, Reverchon 3206 (holotype: MO).
Lobelia reverchonii Lobelia reverchonii B. L. Turner, Field & Lab. 18: 46. 1950.Lobelia puberula Michaux, var. pauciflora Bush 1906. 
Lobelia vaughiana Lobelia vaughiana E. Wimmer, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 107): 425. 1953. LOUISIANA
Lobelia puberula var. mineolana Lobelia puberula Michaux, var. mineolana E. Wimmer, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 26: 4. 1929. TEXAS: Wood Co.: Mineola, Aug, Reverchon s.n. (holotype: ?; isotype: MO).
Lobelia puberula var. simulans Lobelia puberula Michaux, var. simulans Fernald, Rhodroa 49: 184. 1947. VIRGINIA: Wythe Co.: Wytheville, 16 Sep 1878, Shriver s.n. (holotype: GH).
Rapuntium puberulum Rapuntium puberulum (Michaux) C. Presl, Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. 23. 1836.Lobelia puberula Michaux 1803. 
Rapuntium puberulum var. glabellum Rapuntium puberulum (Michaux) C. Presl, var. glabellum C. Presl, Prodr. Monogr. Lobel. 23. 1836.Lobelia puberula Michaux, var. glabella Hooker 1834, non Elliott 1821. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1892 - 2020

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UNA00043284 Autauga 24 Sep 1977 Smith, Chic
41		 UNA
Lobelia puberula Michx. var. puberula
UWAL0008330 Autauga 18 Oct 2006 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12547		 UWAL
Lobelia puberula Michx. var. puberula
TROY000017390 Autauga 18 Oct 2006 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12547		 TROY
Lobelia puberula Michaux var. puberula
UWAL0046361 Autauga 29 Sep 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
119		 UWAL
Lobelia puberula Michaux
TROY000048829 Autauga 29 Sep 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
119		 TROY
Lobelia puberula Michaux
TROY000049433 Autauga 19 Sep 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28501		 TROY
Lobelia puberula Michaux
TROY000048327 Autauga 05 Oct 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1849		 TROY
Lobelia puberula Michaux
TROY000049640 Autauga 18 Jan 2019 Parker, Matthew R.
1863		 TROY
Lobelia puberula Michaux
AUA000042461 Baldwin 18 Aug 1926 WOLF, WOLFGANG
2656		 AUA
LOBELIA PUBERULA MICHX.
AUA000009095 Baldwin 10 Sep 1970 MOORE, HAROLD D.
1047		 AUA
LOBELIA PUBERULA MICHX. VAR. (SIMULANS) FERN.
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