Lobelia kalmii L.
Kalm's lobelia (Ontario lobelia)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Kalm's lobelia (Ontario lobelia)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a fibrous root; stems erect, simple or sometimes branched, 10-50 cm tall, glabrous or inconspicáuously hairy.
Leaves:
Basal leaves soon deciduous, spoon-shaped or rounded, stalked, 1-3 cm long, entire to obscurely toothed; stem leaves similar, linear, 1-5 cm long, not much reduced upwards.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of stalked, terminal racemes, loose, few-flowered; corollas blue with a large white eye, 7-13 mm long, the lower lips glabrous, longer than the tube.
Fruits:
Capsules, 4-8 mm long, seeds roughened, abruptly sharp-pointed at both ends.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Lobelia kalmii
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
921 | 676 | 1430 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
16 | 0 | 84 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
240 | 60 | 335 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 1 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
12 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BWBS(2), ICH(2), IDF(7), MS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Wet to moist calcareous fens, shorelines and meadows in the montane zone; frequent in SE and N BC; infrequent in SC BC; E to NF and S to PA, SD, MT and WA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Lobelia kalmii var. strictiflora Rydb.
Lobelia strictiflora (Rydb.) Lunell