Flowering plantsIn Athens County, Ohio

Great blue lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica L.

Great blue lobelia in all of Ohio
great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
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Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Genus
Lobelia
Near Athens County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 27 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (9)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (49)
  • Recorded, season not shown (3)
  • Season shown (27)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
great blue lobelia by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County35 · Season shown
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County121 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County182 · Season shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County27 · Season shown
Clark County21 · Season shown
Clermont County66 · Season shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County114 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County54 · Season shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield County39 · Season shown
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County179 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County45 · Season shown
Greene County83 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County187 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Hocking County42 · Season shown
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County32 · Season shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County51 · Season shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County34 · Season shown
Lucas County81 · Season shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County27 · Season shown
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County63 · Season shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami County20 · Season shown
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County57 · Season shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County33 · Season shown
Preble County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County51 · Season shown
Summit County187 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County64 · Season shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County47 · Season shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County39 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Athens County

Late August to early October, middle week Sep 6–12

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Recording in Athens County · records of all species each week, 51,499 in all

Records per week from 121 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 73 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of great blue lobelia in Athens County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of great blue lobeliaYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100074
Jan 11–1700132
Jan 18–2400107
Jan 25–3100219
Feb 1–700392
Feb 8–1400232
Feb 15–2100235
Feb 22–2800361
Mar 1–700532
Mar 8–1400466
Mar 15–2100593
Mar 22–2800950
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,265
Apr 5–11001,616
Apr 12–18001,804
Apr 19–25001,926
Apr 26 – May 2002,291
May 3–9001,407
May 10–16001,408
May 17–23002,542
May 24–30001,821
May 31 – Jun 600798
Jun 7–1300775
Jun 14–2000830
Jun 21–2700700
Jun 28 – Jul 400549
Jul 5–1100664
Jul 12–1800869
Jul 19–2511700
Jul 26 – Aug 100673
Aug 2–800613
Aug 9–1511871
Aug 16–2232807
Aug 23–29331,289
Aug 30 – Sep 52272,925
Sep 6–125062,530
Sep 13–192152,417
Sep 20–26741,530
Sep 27 – Oct 3321,628
Oct 4–10731,836
Oct 11–17211,920
Oct 18–2400825
Oct 25–3100930
Nov 1–711881
Nov 8–1400846
Nov 15–2100573
Nov 22–2800536
Nov 29 – Dec 500270
Dec 6–1200982
Dec 13–1900158
Dec 20–2600106
Dec 27 – Jan 20095

Reported in flower

Only 10 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Early August to early October, middle week Sep 6–12

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 3,158 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 644 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of great blue lobelia in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of great blue lobeliaYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–281113,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–91152,952
May 10–160053,785
May 17–230057,698
May 24–300054,651
May 31 – Jun 60053,099
Jun 7–134453,700
Jun 14–201156,625
Jun 21–273355,361
Jun 28 – Jul 44358,477
Jul 5–112261,336
Jul 12–181164,722
Jul 19–2511369,753
Jul 26 – Aug 123659,416
Aug 2–8481059,712
Aug 9–151291055,994
Aug 16–22237954,328
Aug 23–293491051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 55051057,167
Sep 6–126851059,075
Sep 13–194651054,543
Sep 20–263001045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31931043,180
Oct 4–10911037,841
Oct 11–1756830,824
Oct 18–2418621,156
Oct 25–3114719,021
Nov 1–79614,172
Nov 8–144412,621
Nov 15–21117,965
Nov 22–28338,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower mid-August to late September, middle week Sep 6–12.

From 570 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

Only 6 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Lobelia recorded in Athens County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • downy lobelia Lobelia puberulaOften confused in Ohio: 33 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • tall bellflower Campanulastrum americanumOften confused in Ohio: 12 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Indian tobacco Lobelia inflata62 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata35 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • carpet bugle Ajuga reptans29 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: no record
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in May and December to February, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest51%31%
Developed31%49%
Farmland11%11%
Wetland5%5%
Open water0.7%3%
Barren0.1%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.1%0.9%

From 1,901 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Athens County result

121 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.