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Cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

About a meter tall with deeply lobed red flowers.

Habitat:

Spotted in a moist overgrown meadow.

Notes:

The Zuni people use this plant as an ingredient of "schumaakwe cakes" and used it externally for rheumatism and swelling. The Penobscot people smoked the dried leaves as a substitute for tobacco. It may also have been chewed.

Reference Links:

Lobelia cardinalis - Wikipedia

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The Color Red
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Wild Arkansas

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PublishedOctober 8, 2018

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