Lobelia dortmanna L.
water lobelia (Dortmann's cardinalflower)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
water lobelia (Dortmann's cardinalflower)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Aquatic perennial herb from a fibrous root; stems hollow, upright, mostly unbranched, 0.1-1 m tall, glabrous.
Leaves:
Basal leaves in submerged rosette, linear, somewhat fleshy, hollow, curved, 2-8 cm long; stem leaves few, alternate, inconspicuous or reduced to threadlike bracts.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of stalked, terminal racemes; corollas pale blue or white, 1-2 cm long, lower lip larger and hairy at the base, 3-lobed, upper lip 2-lobed.
Fruits:
Capsules, 5-10 mm long, seeds roughened, squared at the base.
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 dortmanna
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 |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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| Elevation
(metres) |
900 | 900 | 900 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
0 | ||
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
7 | 7 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
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| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
8 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(7), IDF(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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