Lobelia cardinalis Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 10072

Lobelia cardinalis L.

Cardinalflower

2012 John Rusk

2006 Louis-M. Landry

2016 Wynn Anderson

2008 Louis-M. Landry

2006 Louis-M. Landry

Lobelia cardinalis, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (69 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Campanulaceae
Genus:	Lobelia
Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. pseudosplendens

Toxicity: MAJOR, DERMATITIS

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Lobelia cardinalis ssp. graminea
PLANTS	Lobelia cardinalis var. graminea
PLANTS	Lobelia cardinalis var. meridionalis
PLANTS	Lobelia cardinalis var. multiflora
PLANTS	Lobelia cardinalis var. phyllostachya
...

More information about Lobelia cardinalis


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LOCA2) BONAP Distribution Map	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/26/2022).