Characteristics
Dicots
Lobelia cardinalis L.
CARDINALFLOWER
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Native
Threatened-State
FACW (NWPL)
OBL (DEP)
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Classification
Citation
LOBELIA CARDINALIS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 930. 1753.
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VIRGINIA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 1051.19). Lectotypified by McVaugh, Rhodora 38: 276. 1936.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Synonyms
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Type
Dortmanna cardinalis
Dortmanna cardinalis (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 380. 1891.
BASIONYM: Lobelia cardinalis Linnaeus 1753.
Dortmanna cordigera
Dortmanna cordigera (Cavanilles) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 972. 1891.
BASIONYM: Lobelia cordigera Cavanilles 1800.
Dortmanna engelmanniana
Dortmanna engelmanniana Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 972. 1891.
BASIONYM: Lobelia mucronata Engelmann 1848, non Cavanilles 1800.
Dortmanna fulgens
Dortmanna fulgens (Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 972. 1891.
BASIONYM: Lobelia fulgens Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow 1809.
Dortmanna graminea
Dortmanna graminea (Lamarck) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 972. 1891.
BASIONYM: Lobelia graminea Lamarck 1791.
Dortmanna phyllostachya
Dortmanna phyllostachya (Engelmann) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 973. 1891.
BASIONYM: Lobelia phyllostachya Engelmann 1848.
Dortmanna splendens
Dortmanna splendens (Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 973. 1891.
BASIONYM: Lobelia splendens Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow 1809.
Lobelia cardinalis forma alba
Lobelia cardinalis Linnaeus, forma alba H. St. John, Rhodora 21: 218. 1920.
BASIONYM: Lobelia cardinalis Linnaeus, var. alba Eaton 1836, non MacNab 1835.
Lobelia cardinalis forma cordigera
Lobelia cardinalis Linnaeus, forma cordigera (Cavanilles) Bowden, Canad. J. Bot. 60: 2060. 1982.
BASIONYM: Lobelia cordigera Cavanilles 1800.
Lobelia cardinalis forma hispidula
Lobelia cardinalis Linnaeus, forma hispidula (E. Wimmer) Bowden, Canad. J. Bot. 60: 2057. 1982.
BASIONYM: Lobelia cardinalis Linnaeus, var. hispidula E. Wimmer 1948.
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Bossier Par., Caddo Par., Calhoun, Citrus, Clarke, Clay, Cocke, Columbia, Greenville, Gwinnett, Hernando, Hillsborough, Indian River, Levy, Liberty, Macon, Pasco, Polk, Pope, Rapides Par., Roane, San Andrés Tuxtla Mun., Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter, Taylor, Union Par., Volusia, Washington
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1930 - 2019
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