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Angiosperms: Dicotyledons

Lobelia siphilitica L. – Great Blue Lobelia

April 18, 2014 by njflora

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

Filed Under: Lobelia

Lobelia chinensis Lour. – Chinese Lobelia

April 18, 2014 by njflora

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

Filed Under: Lobelia

Datura stramonium L. – Jimsonweed, Thorn-Apple

April 11, 2011 by njflora

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

Filed Under: Datura

Viola brittoniana Pollard – Coast Violet

March 10, 2011 by njflora

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

Filed Under: Viola, Violaceae

Viola canadensis L. – Canada Violet

March 10, 2011 by njflora

Viola canadensis

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

Filed Under: Viola, Violaceae

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