Food Poisoning 

Common name: Cardinal flower

Genus: Lobelia

Species: Cardinalis

In season: Mid summer to early fall

Habitat: Both Tall Grass Prairie and Deciduous Forest

Uses: Food poisoning (makes a person throw up the bad bacteria)

Preparation: A tea is made as an emetic from the flower

Active chemical: Lobelane: soluble in water



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobeline

 Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis). (n.d.). Retrieved September 8, 2015, from http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/cardinal.htm

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis). (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_loca2.pdf