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Lobelia paludosa Nutt.
White Lobelia
Florida native
A common wildflower of wet flatwoods from the central panhandle east and most of the peninsula. Also found in adjacent areas of Alabama and Georgia.
The basal, spatulate to elliptic leaves present at flowering time help identify this species. Another lobelia with basal leaves is L. floridana, found in the central and west panhandle.
Lobelia paludosa is a member of the Campanulaceae - Bellflower family.
Other species of the Lobelia genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Lobelia amoena - SOUTHERN LOBELIA
Lobelia brevifolia - SHORTLEAF LOBELIA
Lobelia cardinalis - CARDINALFLOWER
Lobelia feayana - BAY LOBELIA
Lobelia georgiana - SOUTHERN LOBELIA
Lobelia glandulosa - GLADE LOBELIA
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Aug 02, 2023
