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Lobelia cardinalis Linnaeus var. phyllostachya (Engelmann) McVaugh. Common name: Southwestern Cardinal-flower. Habitat: Creek-banks, other moist situations. Distribution: W. MO, s. NE, s. CO, s. UT and c. CA south to SON, TAB, and Honduras.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Lobelia cardinalis L. ssp. graminea (Lam.) McVaugh var. phyllostachys (Engelm.) McVaugh — GrPl, Tx, Bowden (1982), McVaugh (1940a) in Woodson & Schery (1940); = Lobelia splendens Willd. — F, McVaugh (1936a); = n/a — C; < Lobelia cardinalis L. — Ar, K4, Mex, Mo2, NcTx. Basionym: Lobelia phyllostachya Engelm. 1848

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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