Lobelia cardinalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lobelia cardinalis L.

Cardinalflower

2020 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

2012 John Rusk

2020 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

2008 Louis-M. Landry

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


	Plant Range Observation Search (88 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. pseudosplendens
Genus:	Lobelia
Family:	Campanulaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Possible skin irritation from touching any part of this plant.

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
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Information about Lobelia cardinalis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (LOCA2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/28/2023).