Lobelia cardinalis
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![Lobelia cardinalis on the bank of Ichetucknee River, Columbia Co., Florida.](/Images/godic/202501/24/06-08-16_LobeliaCardinalisIR0417.jpg")
Lobelia cardinalis (syn. L. fulgens, cardinal flower) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas, from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America to northern Colombia.