Palespike Lobelia

Lobelia spicata var. spicata

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Native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 27 Virginia counties.

Ecological relationships

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What these records mean

7CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · Lobelia

Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
Enigmogramma basigeraPink-Washed Looper Moth
Eoparargyractis pleviePlevie's Aquatic Moth
Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
Xestia c-nigrumSpotted Cut-Worm, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Black-letter Dart
Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

30BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Lobelia

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: CAMPANULACEAE

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Virginia rank	S5?
Global rank	G5T4T5
VA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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