Species grows in dry-mesic to dry forests, woodlands, barrens, and clearings in a variety of soils. It is frequent in the Virginia mountains and Piedmont, rare in the inner Coastal Plain, and absent from the outer Coastal Plain
Attracts hummingbirds. Several types of bees, butterflies, and skippers are attracted to the flowers
High Value Generalist
Earth Sangha lists this plant as a "High Value Generalist" because it is easy to grow, occurs across a wide range of habitats and is known to be of high value to wildlife
Compared to cardinal flower and blue cardinal flower, spiked lobelia tolerates drier habitats
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, salivation, exhaustion and weakness, dilation of pupils, convulsions, and coma
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