Lobelia nuttallii

Classification	Dicots
Family	Campanulaceae
Family (Traditional)	Campanulaceae
Genus	Lobelia
Species:	Lobelia nuttallii Schult.
Common Name	Nuttalls Lobelia
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Blue; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	6
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S2] (State Rank); G4G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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.

Counties included on distribution map: Laurel (KY), McCreary (KY), Pulaski (KY), Whitley (KY), Campbell (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Grundy (TN), Marion (TN), Morgan (TN), Scott (TN), Van Buren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, KNK, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1987 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100351137	Scott	Tennessee	02 Aug 1992	Steve Walker 464	EKY Lobelia nuttallii
BEREA011287	McCreary	Kentucky			BEREA Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0210614	Whitley	Kentucky			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209636	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209634	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209649	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209637	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
APSC0048313	Laurel	Kentucky	17 Aug 2014	Mason Brock	APSC Lobelia nuttallii
31234100746468	Laurel	Kentucky		Tara R. Littlefield	EKY Lobelia nuttallii
31234100351095	Fentress	Tennessee	01 Aug 1989	Ronald L. Jones 6186	EKY Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209648	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209642	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209641	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209626	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209627	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
31234100351046	Laurel	Kentucky		Steve Walker	EKY Lobelia nuttallii
31234100351129	Scott	Tennessee	02 Aug 1992	Steve Walker 447	EKY Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209632	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209625	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209628	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
APSC0055660	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Lobelia nuttallii
BEREA011284	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Lobelia nuttallii
BEREA011283	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Lobelia nuttallii
31973000008073	Laurel	Kentucky			KNK Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209630	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209624	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
APSC0072874	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Lobelia nuttallii
31234100351145	Scott	Tennessee	22 Jun 1990	Ronald L. Jones 6451	EKY Lobelia nuttallii
BEREA011282	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Lobelia nuttallii
BEREA022931	Pulaski	Kentucky			BEREA Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209638	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209650	White	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209629	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209639	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209644	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209647	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
APSC0117562	McCreary	Kentucky			APSC Lobelia nuttallii
UCHT027672	Morgan	Tennessee			UCHT Lobelia nuttallii
31234100351038	Laurel	Kentucky		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Lobelia nuttallii
31234100351053	McCreary	Kentucky		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Lobelia nuttallii
BEREA011289	Whitley	Kentucky			BEREA Lobelia nuttallii
BEREA011290	Whitley	Kentucky			BEREA Lobelia nuttallii
31973000008072	McCreary	Kentucky			KNK Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209645	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209640	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209633	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209646	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
APSC0051172	Morgan	Tennessee			APSC Lobelia nuttallii
UOS01983	Marion	Tennessee	05 Aug 1996	Landon E. McKinney	UOS Lobelia nuttallii
31234100351103	Grundy	Tennessee	08 Aug 1987	Ronald L. Jones 5276b	EKY Lobelia nuttallii
BEREA011285	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209643	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
UOS01984	Van Buren	Tennessee	11 Jul 2001	Chris A. Fleming	UOS Lobelia nuttallii
31234100351061	McCreary	Kentucky		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Lobelia nuttallii
31234100732948	Laurel	Kentucky		Landon E. Mckinney	EKY Lobelia nuttallii
31234100351020	Laurel	Kentucky		Richard H. Hannan	EKY Lobelia nuttallii
31234100351079	Whitley	Kentucky		Steve Walker	EKY Lobelia nuttallii
31234100351111	Grundy	Tennessee	08 Aug 1987	Ronald L. Jones 5276a	EKY Lobelia nuttallii
BEREA011281	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Lobelia nuttallii
BEREA011286	McCreary	Kentucky			BEREA Lobelia nuttallii
BEREA011288	Pulaski	Kentucky			BEREA Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209635	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209631	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii
TENN-V-0209623	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Lobelia nuttallii

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