Lobelia fenestralis Cav.
Family: Campanulaceae
Distribution: Common in the highlands of Mexico, ranging from
Arizona and western Texas to Oaxaca (southern Mexico).
Arizona distribution: Chiricahua and Huachuca mountains (Cochise
County), near Patagonia (Santa Cruz County), southern Arizona, 5000-6000
ft., meadows and swales. In New Mexico, southwestern (Hidalgo
County); 5000-6500 ft. Damp meadows.
Plants Seen or Cited: (UNM): One sheet. Hidalgo County. (NMC):
Seven sheets total. Two from Hidalgo County, NM; Four
sheets are from Chihuahua, Mexico, Municipios of Guachochic, Gomez
Farias, Madera, Guerrero. One sheet from Durango, Mexico.
Discussion: In New Mexico this species is restricted to Hidalgo
County. Lobelia fenestralis occurs peripherally in western Texas
and southeastern Arizona. The New Mexico Natural Heritage Program designates
this species as apparently globally secure, though rare or uncommon
in New Mexico.
Remarks: This species range appears to be fairly widespread, though
of peripheral distribution in the states, including New Mexico.
Since little information is available on its Mexican distribution,
this species should be retained as L3.
Important Literature:
Martin and Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
McVaugh, Rogers. A key to the North American Species of Lobelia
(sect. Henripogon). American Naturalist. 681-702.
New Mexico Natural Heritage Program - Plants in Heritage Database
T.H. Kearney and R.H. Peebles. 1951. Arizona Flora.
Information Compiled By: Jane Mygatt, 1998
