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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lobelia cardinalis
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lobelia cardinalis
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 178-06-001:
Lobelia cardinalis
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
COMMON NAME:
Cardinal Flower
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JK Marlow jkm0307k_23
July Greenville County SC
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Jim Fanning jcf_cardinalflower3
August Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
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Tim Spira tpslcardinalis3
August
Intensely red or scarlet tubular flowers crowded in a terminal raceme, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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JK Marlow jkm070908_016
September Greenville County SC
Creekside/Riverside
Calyx lobes linear, 6-22mm long, entire, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm070908_017
September Greenville County SC
Creekside/Riverside
Leaves lanceolate, 2-6" long, with toothed margins, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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JK Marlow jkm070908_031
September Greenville County SC
Creekside/Riverside
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JK Marlow jkm070910_003b
September Greenville County SC
Creekside/Riverside
The 5 stamens unite around the style, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm070910_003c
September Greenville County SC
Creekside/Riverside
The upper lip has 2 short lobes; the spreading lower lip has 3 lobes, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm080901_016
September Pickens County SC
Creekside/Riverside
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Paul Thompson pstlobelia_cardinalis2
September?
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Paul Thompson pstlobelia_cardinalis2b
September?
Fruits are inflated, ellipsoid capsules, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.