Lobelia cardinalis Linnaeus

Lobelia cardinalis Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., in prep. k.

Hybrid parent of

Lobelia ×speciosa Sweet.

Vernacular names

lobélie cardinale Darbyshire et al., 2000
lobélie du cardinal Marie-Victorin, 1995

cardinal flower Darbyshire et al., 2000

Synonyms

Dortmanna cardinalis (Linnaeus) Kuntze TROPICOS
Dortmannia splendens (Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow) Kuntze TROPICOS
Lobelia cardinalis Linnaeus subsp. cardinalis TROPICOS
Lobelia cardinalis Linnaeus var. cardinalis
Lobelia cardinalis subsp. graminea (Lamarck) McVaugh FNA Ed. Comm., in prep. k
Lobelia cardinalis var. graminea (Lamarck) McVaugh FNA Ed. Comm., in prep. k
Lobelia cardinalis var. meridionalis Bowden FNA Ed. Comm., in prep. k
Lobelia cardinalis var. multiflora (Paxton) McVaug FNA Ed. Comm., in prep. k
Lobelia cardinalis var. phyllostachya (Engelman) McVaugh FNA Ed. Comm., in prep. k
Lobelia cardinalis var. propinqua (Paxton) Bowden FNA Ed. Comm., in prep. k
Lobelia cardinalis var. pseudosplendens McVaugh FNA Ed. Comm., in prep. k
Lobelia cordigera Cavanilles WCSP
Lobelia cordigera var. multiflora (Paxton) E. Wimmer TROPICOS
Lobelia fulgens Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow FNA Ed. Comm., in prep. k
Lobelia fulgens var. multiflora Paxton TROPICOS
Lobelia fulgens var. propinqua Paxton TROPICOS
Lobelia graminea Lamarck WCSP
Lobelia graminea var. phyllostachya (Engelmann) E. Wimmer TROPICOS
Lobelia graminea var. pseudosplendens (McVaugh) E. Wimmer TROPICOS
Lobelia phyllostachya Engelmann TROPICOS
Lobelia splendens Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow FNA Ed. Comm., in prep. k
Lobelia splendens Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow var. splendens TROPICOS
Lobelia splendens var. fulgens (Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow) S. Watson TROPICOS
Rapuntium splendens (Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow) C. Presl TROPICOS

Distribution

Native
Introduced
Ephemeral
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent

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Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Asterales
Family	Campanulaceae
Subfamily	Lobelioideae
Genus	Lobelia
Section	Lobelia sect. Lobelia
Species	Lobelia cardinalis

Habit

Herb