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Delphinium trolliifolium (Columbian larkspur)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Delphinium trolliifolium Gray

Columbian larkspur, Cow Poison

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

USDA Symbol: DETR2

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

A stately plant with stout, hollow, leafy, generally tall stems and bilaterally symmetrical, deep purplish-blue flowers in long loose racemes; upper stems and flower stalks commonly covered with minute, yellowish hairs.

This handsome native species is common in wet parts of the Northwest. Members of the genus Delphinium are known as both delphinium and larkspur. Gardeners generally call the tall, perennial species delphinium and the smaller, annual species larkspur. Botanists usually call all species delphinium. Cattle ranchers, who despise the plants because of their toxicity to livestock, call all species larkspur.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit:

Bloom Information

Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: CA , OR
Native Distribution: Southern Washington south to northern California.
Native Habitat: Moist shady woods and wet banks.
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

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From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

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Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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