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Delphinium hesperium ssp. hesperium

Delphinium hesperium A. Gray ssp. hesperium

Foothill Larkspur, Western Larkspur

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: DEHEH

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Follicle
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Blue , Purple
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Sepals dark bluish purple.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Open oak woods, grasslands, openings in coastal chaparral.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Delphinium hesperium ssp. hesperium in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Delphinium hesperium ssp. hesperium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Delphinium hesperium ssp. hesperium

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-12
Research By: CBR

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