Lobelia Cardinalis

Scientific Name: Lobelia cardinalis

Common Name: cardinalflower

Symbol: LOCA2

Category: Dicot

Genus: Lobelia

Family: Campanulaceae

Family Common Name: Bellflower family

Order: Campanulales

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Perennial

Growth Habit: Forb/herb

Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

Flower Color: Red

Flower Conspicuous: Yes

Foliage Color: Green

Foliage Texture: Medium

Fruit Color: Blue

Edible: No

Scarlet Lobelia

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Scientific Name: Lobelia cardinalis

Common Name(s): Cardinal flower, scarlet lobelia

Edible: no

Medicinal: yes

Parts Used: root, leaf

your_comforting_company 18 Jan, 2010	showy red flower spikes with distinct shape of 3 lower petals with three curved upper petals. Found along creeks, streams, and ponds (wet sandy areas). Flowers in late summer. Oval-lance shaped leaves, toothed, dark green above, paler beneath.
Current Rating: 0.0000

your_comforting_company 18 Jan, 2010	rarely used and condidered toxic, previously used as a substitute for indian tobacco.
Current Rating: 0.0000

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