Order: Campanulales Family: Campanulaceae Lobelia siphilitica L., Great Blue Lobilia Synonymy: none. Lower Taxa: none. Origin: Native Habit: Perennial Habitat: Rich woodland, wetland meadows Range: VR, H, P, ICP, OCP-DB Frequency: Locally common Rank/Status: S5/G5 Wetland Status: FACW Flowering & Reproduction: Flowering in late summer and autumn, up to firt frost, seed development after flowering. Comments: A large blue lobelia most … [Read more...] about Lobelia siphilitica L. – Great Blue Lobelia
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Lobelia chinensis Lour. – Chinese Lobelia
Order: Campanulales Family: Campanulaceae Lobelia chinensis Lour., Chinese Lobelia Synonymy: none. Lower Taxa: none. Origin: Introduced Habit: Perennial Habitat: Freshwater Tidal, Intertidal Range: LDR, ICP Frequency: Locally common Rank/Status: S5/G5 Wetland Status: OBL Flowering & Reproduction: Flowering infrequently, reproduction primarily by vegetation growth. Comments: A newly establishing invader from China, located on Delaware River … [Read more...] about Lobelia chinensis Lour. – Chinese Lobelia
Datura stramonium L. – Jimsonweed, Thorn-Apple
Dicotyledon Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae, Potato Family Lower Taxa: none Origin: Asia, Invasive, USDA and PA Noxious Plant Habit: Annual, forb Habitat: Erect, single stem, multiple branches Range: Statewide Frequency: Common Rank/Status: G5, S5 Wetland Status: FACU Flowering & Reproduction: Late-summer, capsule mature fall Comments: Jimsonweed is known to be a dangerously poisonous plant. It is a common invasive weed of disturbed soils … [Read more...] about Datura stramonium L. – Jimsonweed, Thorn-Apple
Viola brittoniana Pollard – Coast Violet
Order: Violales Family: Violaceae, Violet Family Synonymy: Viola pedatifida G. Don ssp. brittoniana (Pollard) McKinney Lower Taxa: Two varieties; var. brittoniana and var. pectinata Habit: Herbaceous; forb Habitat: Moist sandy woods Frequency: Infrequent Range: All southern counties south of Middlesex. CP I/O Wetland Status: FAC Rank/Status: G4G5T4T5, S3, HL Comments: Coast Violet is one of the stemless, blue violet species. This is also one of the … [Read more...] about Viola brittoniana Pollard – Coast Violet
Viola canadensis L. – Canada Violet
Order: Violales Family: Violaceae, Violet Family Synonymy: Viola canadensis L. var. corymbosa Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray Lower Taxa: Two varieties, but NJ only has var. canadensis Origin: Native, eastern North America Habit: Perennial, herbaceous, forb Habitat: Moist, wooded slopes; rich woods Range: Bergen, Hunterdon, Mercer and Morris; H, P Frequency: Rare Rank/Status: G5T5, S1; Endangered Wetland Status: Upland Flowering & Reproduction: late … [Read more...] about Viola canadensis L. – Canada Violet