Cardinal Flower vs showy lobelia

Lobelia cardinalis compared with Lobelia speciosa

Key Differences

• Cardinal Flower is Least Concern while showy lobelia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Flower	showy lobelia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Campanulaceae	Campanulaceae
Genus same	Lobelia	Lobelia
Species	Lobelia cardinalis	Lobelia speciosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Flower and showy lobelia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lobelia.

Conservation Status

Cardinal Flower

LC — Least Concern

showy lobelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Flower	showy lobelia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cardinal Flower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

showy lobelia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Cardinal Flower

The Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is a species in the genus Lobelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇸🇪 Sweden