Plants Profile for Lobelia amoena (southern lobelia)

General Information
Symbol:	LOAM4
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Campanulaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 301. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Campanulales
Family	Campanulaceae – Bellflower family
Genus	Lobelia L. – lobelia
Species	Lobelia amoena Michx. – southern lobelia

Subordinate Taxa

The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Lobelia amoena . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Native

Introduced

Native and Introduced

Distribution of <i>Lobelia amoena</i> Michx. var. <i>amoena </i>

Lobelia amoena var. amoena
southern lobelia

Distribution of <i>Lobelia amoena</i> Michx. var. <i>glandulifera</i> A. Gray

Lobelia amoena var. glandulifera
southern lobelia

Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Tennessee southern lobelia Threatened

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	OBL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	OBL