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Campanulaceae

Pale-spiked lobelia

Lobelia spicata Lam.

Family
Campanulaceae
Genus
Lobelia

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Pale-spiked lobelia: Species from eastern North America Common name: Palespike Lobelia Photographed in Lorance Creek Natural Area, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Pale-spiked lobelia, Palespike lobelia, Palespike lobelia (

Synonyms

  • Dortmanna leptostachys (A.DC.) Kuntze
  • Dortmanna spicata Kuntze
  • Lobelia bracteata Small
  • Lobelia claytoniana Michx.
  • Lobelia goodenioides Willd.
  • Lobelia hirtella Greene
  • Lobelia leptostachys A.DC.
  • Lobelia leptostachys var. hirtella Farw.
  • Lobelia nivea Raf.
  • Lobelia pallida Muhl.
  • Lobelia pallida var. claytoniana (Michx.) Darby
  • Lobelia paniculata Raf.
  • Lobelia spicata f. albiflora Ralph Hoffm.
  • Lobelia spicata f. campanulata (McVaugh) Bowden
  • Lobelia spicata f. spicata
  • Lobelia spicata var. campanulata McVaugh
  • Lobelia spicata var. hirtella A.Gray
  • Lobelia spicata var. leptostachys Mack. & Bush
  • Lobelia spicata var. originalis McVaugh
  • Lobelia spicata var. parviflora A.Gray
  • Lobelia spicata var. scaposa McVaugh
  • Lobelia spicata var. spicata
  • Petromarula hirtella Nieuwl. & Lunell
  • Rapuntium claytonianum C.Presl

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.