. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Genus i. LOBELIA FAMILY. 10 Lobelia leptostachys A. DC. Spiked Lobelia. Fig. 4037. Lobelia leptostachys A. DC. Prodr. 7: 376. 1839. Similar to the preceding species; stem usuallystouter, puberulent or glabrous, 2°-4° high. Basalleaves oval or obovate, obtuse; stem leaves spatu-late, oblong, or lanceolate, obtuse, sometimesslightly scabrous, denticulate or entire, or theupperm


. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Genus i. LOBELIA FAMILY. 10 Lobelia leptostachys A. DC. Spiked Lobelia. Fig. 4037. Lobelia leptostachys A. DC. Prodr. 7: 376. 1839. Similar to the preceding species; stem usuallystouter, puberulent or glabrous, 2°-4° high. Basalleaves oval or obovate, obtuse; stem leaves spatu-late, oblong, or lanceolate, obtuse, sometimesslightly scabrous, denticulate or entire, or theuppermost narrower and acute; spike-like racemeelongated, usually dense; bracts linear, glabrous;pedicels very short; calyx-lobes linear-subulate,nearly as long as the corolla-tube, the sinuseswith subulate deflexed auricles; flowers blue,4-5 long. In dry soil, \irginia to Ohio and Illinois, Georgiaand Kansas.


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