Lobelia cardinalis

Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia Lo*be"li*a (?; 106), n. [NL. So called from Lobel, botanist to King James I.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, including a great number of species. {Lobelia inflata}, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of North America, whose leaves contain a poisonous white viscid juice, of an acrid taste. It has often been used in medicine as an emetic, expectorant, etc. {Lobelia cardinalis} is the cardinal flower, remarkable for the deep and vivid red color of its flowers. [1913 Webster]

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  • Lobelia cardinalis — Taxobox name = Lobelia cardinalis image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Campanulaceae (Lobeliaceae) subfamilia = Lobelioideae genus = Lobelia species = L. cardinalis… …   Wikipedia

  • Lobelia cardinalis — Kardinalslobelie Ausschnitt eines Blütenstandes der Kardinalslobelie (L. cardinalis) Systematik Unterklasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lobelia cardinalis — purpurinė lobelija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lobelijinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Lobelia cardinalis), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Lobelia cardinalis angl. cardinal flower; scarlet… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Lobelia cardinalis — Cardinal Car di*nal, n. [F. carinal, It. cardinale, LL. cardinalis (ecclesi[ae] Roman[ae]). See {Cardinal}, a.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) One of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the pope s council, or the sacred college. [1913 Webster] The clerics… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lobelia cardinalis — ID 48365 Symbol Key LOCA2 Common Name cardinalflower Family Campanulaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Lobelia cardinalis — noun North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers • Syn: ↑cardinal flower, ↑Indian pink • Hypernyms: ↑lobelia …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lobelia cardinalis L. — Symbol LOCA2 Common Name cardinalflower Botanical Family Campanulaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Lobelia cardinalis L. ssp. graminea (Lam.) McVaugh — Symbol LOCA2 Synonym Symbol LOCAG2 Botanical Family Campanulaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Lobelia cardinalis L. ssp. graminea (Lam.) McVaugh — Symbol LOCA2 Synonym Symbol LOCAG2 Botanical Family Campanulaceae …   Scientific plant list

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