Lobelia cardinalis Linnaeus var. cardinalis . Cardinal Flower. Phen: (May-) Jul-Oct. Hab: Streambanks, riverbanks, marshes, swamp forests. Dist: NB, QC, ON, MN, CO, UT, and s. CA south to c. peninsular FL, TX, and south through Mexico and Central America to Colombia.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Thompson & Lammers (1997) for discussion of taxonomy.

Synonymy: = C; = Lobelia cardinalis L. – F, S, McVaugh (1936a); = Lobelia cardinalis L. ssp. cardinalis – GW2, Tx; < Lobelia cardinalis L. – Ar, Fl7, G, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo2, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV, Spaulding & Barger (2016); > Lobelia cardinalis L. ssp. cardinalis var. cardinalis – Bowden (1982); > Lobelia cardinalis L. ssp. cardinalis var. meridionalis Bowden – Bowden (1982)

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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: 5