Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Lobelia spicata, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced2 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded8 Not on the record2 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	Lam.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Encycl. 3: 587 (1792)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1792	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Balespike lobelia	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	C. & E. Canada to C. & E. U.S.A.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	31 cm	30.9 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 66, 415, 866	Differs from sources
Phenology
Bloom months	apr, jun	apr, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 53 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 66, 415	Sourced
Duration	empty	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 66	Not on the record
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation	None	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 66, 444	Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	106.5 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 415	Not on the record

Lobelia spicata Lam., 1792 12% complete

Balespike lobelia

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