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cardinal flower

Any of several closely related species of the genus , perennial plants of the family Campanulaceae, native to North and Central America. All bear spikes of scarlet, lipped flowers on leafy stems up to 5 ft (1.5 m) tall. and , considered to be one species by some authorities, are taller than , the Central American parent species of the garden cardinal flower. The blue cardinal () is smaller than the others and has blue or whitish flowers.

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