Characteristics
Lobelia cardinalis L.
cardinal flower
Marshes, swamps, wet thickets, gravely stream banks, margins of drainages, edges of ponds including marl ponds, and wet ledges. Occurs in both shaded and unshaded sites almost always in saturated to wet-mesic soils.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACW+, OBL (NWPL)
FACW (NWPL EMP)
OBL (NWPL NCNE)
S4S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Lobelia cardinalis L.
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Species Distribution Map
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