Lobelia cardinalis

Characteristics
Campanulaceae
Lobelia
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
Eudicots
Asterales
Lobelia
Lobelia cardinalis L. - cardinal flower
Citation
Lobelia cardinalis L.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 19 Aug 2002 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 19 Aug 2002 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Garrett Taylor. Photo taken: Chattaraugus Co., NY: Jul 2013 - 11
Photo by: Garrett Taylor. Photo taken: Chattaraugus Co., NY: Jul 2013 - Garrett Taylor View Full Size
Photo by: Garrett Taylor. Photo taken: Chattaraugus Co., NY: Aug 2013 - 11
Photo by: Garrett Taylor. Photo taken: Chattaraugus Co., NY: Aug 2013 - Garrett Taylor View Full Size
Photo by: Sara R. Stebbins - Environmental Design & Research, Landscape Architecture, Engineering & Environmental Services, D.P.C. (EDR). Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 3 Oct 2017 -
Photo by: Sara R. Stebbins - Environmental Design & Research, Landscape Architecture, Engineering & Environmental Services, D.P.C. (EDR). Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 3 Oct 2017 View Full Size