J20150813-0007—Lobelia cardinalis—RPBG

Lobelia cardinalis—cardinalflower. Few flowers brings the pagentry of the Roman Catholic Church to mind as much as this lobelia. Found through much of the continental United States except for the northern plains and Pacific northwest it extends its range to northern Colombia to the south. In California, it is found in wet places in the dry inland counties of Southern Califonia. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA

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