Delphinium occidentale
| Delphinium occidentale | |
|---|---|
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| In Yellowstone National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Delphinium |
| Species: | D. occidentale |
| Binomial name | |
| Delphinium occidentale (S.Watson) S.Watson ex Coult. | |
Delphinium occidentale, the western larkspur, is a perennial plant in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) with purple flowers.[1]: 45 It grows along streambanks and moist areas of the Great Basin in Nevada and Utah.[1]: 45
There are usually between few and several stems, which can grow up to about 1.83 metres (6 ft).[2] There are racemes of many small flowers at the ends of branches, ranging from dark blue to white.[2] The leaves are large and palmate.[2]
The most widespread tall larkspur, it is also very poisonous.[2] It is also known by the common name duncecap larkspur.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Great Basin Wildflowers, Laird R. Blackwell, 2006, Morris Book Publishing LLC., ISBN 0-7627-3805-7
- 1 2 3 4 Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 36. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.
- ↑ Denver Botanic Gardens; Anderson, Sonya; Bone, Mike; Daniel, Nick; Johnson, Dan; Kelaidis, Panayoti; Kintgen, Mike; Krishnan, Sarada; Newlander, Cindy; Patnam, Savannah; Toews, Jen; Wieczorek, Katy (2018). Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountain Region. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-60469-644-8. OCLC 1030444975.
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