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Lobelia cardinalis
cardinal-flower
Gettysburg National Military Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lobelia cardinalis L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		cardinal-flower
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Campanulaceae, Genus Lobelia, Species Lobelia cardinalis


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		PA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Coronado National Memorial	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	DeSoto National Memorial
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Parashant National Monument	Petersburg National Battlefield
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Tuzigoot National Monument
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	11/5/2010

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 1:51:08 PM

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