PLANTS Profile for Lobelia cardinalis (cardinalflower)

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Lobelia cardinalis L.
cardinalflower

Symbol:

LOCA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Campanulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Lobelia cardinalis L.

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Synonyms:
Lobelia cardinalis L.

	LOCAG2	Lobelia cardinalis L. ssp. graminea (Lam.) McVaugh
	LOCAG5	Lobelia cardinalis L. var. graminea (Lam.) McVaugh
	LOCAM3	Lobelia cardinalis L. var. meridionalis Bowden
	LOCAM	Lobelia cardinalis L. var. multiflora (Paxton) McVaugh
	LOCAP5	Lobelia cardinalis L. var. phyllostachya (Engelm.) McVaugh
	LOCAP6	Lobelia cardinalis L. var. propinqua (Paxton) Bowden
	LOCAP4	Lobelia cardinalis L. var. pseudosplendens McVaugh
	LOFU	Lobelia fulgens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
	LOSP3	Lobelia splendens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Distribution:
Lobelia cardinalis L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Lobelia cardinalis L.

View 27 genera in Campanulaceae, 48 species in Lobelia

Classification:
Lobelia cardinalis L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Campanulales
Family	Campanulaceae – Bellflower family
Genus	Lobelia L. – lobelia
Species	Lobelia cardinalis L. – cardinalflower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lobelia cardinalis L.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
Lobelia cardinalis ssp. graminea
cardinal flower		Salvage restricted
Florida:
cardinal flower		Threatened
New York:
cardinal-flower		Exploitably Vulnerable

Wetland Indicator Status:
Lobelia cardinalis L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW+,OBL

FACW+

OBL

FACW+

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Lobelia cardinalis L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Moderate						Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Lobelia cardinalis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34505.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Lobelia cardinalis L.

AL-Wildflowers of Alabama

CT-Connecticut Botanical Society

FL-University of Florida Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

IN-Twin Swamps Nature Preserve

KY-Wildflowers of Western Kentucky

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

MI-Michigan Department of Natural Resources

MO-Kemper Center for Home Gardening (MoBotGard)

MO-Missouri Plants

NC-Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

NM-Medicinal Plants of the Southwest

UK-BBC Gardening

UK-Plants For A Future

USDI FWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program

Wild Flowers of the Southeastern U.S.

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