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

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

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

Habit

Herb