Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica

Great Blue Lobelia

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Family: Campanulaceae

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: late July - October

Like other lobelias, Great Blue Lobelia flowers have 3 lower petal lips and 2 upper petal lips, with the reproductive structures between the 2 upper lips.

20 September 2014 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA	20 September 2014 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA	12 September 2014 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA	20 September 2014 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
22 August 2021 Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (showing reproductive parts at top of flower)	22 August 2021 Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (showing reproductive parts at top of flower)

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