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Lobelia cardinalis

 

     Cardinal Flower

Campanulaceae

 

 

 

 

 

Fruits.

  Fruit Type:  Capsule

  Fruiting Period:  Sep - Oct

  Flowering Period:  Jul - Oct

      

 

 
Seeds.

  Color:  Rusty brown

  Size:  0.5 x 1 mm

  Shape:  Oval

  Surface Features:  Protuberances

  Scarification:  Not required

  Stratification:  60 - 90 days

 

 

Seedlings.

  Cotyledons:  Oval with entire margins

  Leaf arrangement:  Basal

  Leaves:  Simple, spoon-shaped, winged petiole, entire margins, hairs