This section is from the book "Who's Who Among The Wild Flowers", by W. I. Beecroft. Also available from Amazon: A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants.
Lobelia cardinalis. Lobelia Family. Aug. - Sept.
Found in low, moist ground. New Brunswick to Ontario and southward.
Rich, deep red, lower lip 3-lobed, in somewhat 1-sided spike terminating stem 2 - 4 feet high.
Dark green, oblong to lance-shaped, slightly toothed, upper leaves stemless.

Cardinal Flower.
 
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