Delphinium
delphinium, larkspur
Specimens
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
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Accepted Name:
Delphinium
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 530. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed 5, 236. 1754.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 530. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed 5, 236. 1754.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
Consolida [FNA3]
Species in Delphinium:
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Delphinium ajacis – doubtful knight's-spur
Limited in distribution to a few localities west of the Cascades in Washington; widely distributed throughout much of North America. -
Delphinium basalticum – basaltic larkspur Occurring in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southcentral Washington and adjacent Oregon.
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Delphinium depauperatum – slim larkspur Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Montana, Idaho, and Nevada.
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Delphinium distichum – two-spike larkspur Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Montana and Wyoming.
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Delphinium glareosum – Olympic larkspur Occurring in the Olympics and Cascades Range in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon.
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Delphinium glaucum – pale larkspur Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and the Canadian Great Plains.
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Delphinium leucophaeum – pale larkspur Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington, where known only from Lewis County in Washington; Lewis County, Washington to Willamette Valley, Oregon.
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Delphinium lineapetalum – line-petaled larkspur Occurring east of the Cascades crest, where endemic to Chelan and Kittitas counties.
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Delphinium menziesii – Menzies larkspur Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon.
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Delphinium multiplex – Kittitas larkspur Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to Chelan, Kittitas, and Yakima counties in Washington.
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Delphinium nuttallianum – thin-petal larkspur, upland larkspur Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Delphinium nuttallii – Nuttall's larkspur Occurring west of the Cascades crest and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Washington to Willamette Valley, Oregon.
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Delphinium occidentale – western larkspur Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; Washington to northeastern Nevada, east to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah.
- var. occidentale – western larkspur Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; Washington to northeastern Nevada, east to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah.
- Delphinium stachydeum – hedge nettle larkspur, spiked larkspur Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; southeastern Washington to northeast California, east to Idaho and northern Nevada.
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Delphinium sutherlandii – Sutherland's larkspur Occurring in northeastern Washington; southeastern British Columbia and adjacent Washington, east across northern Idaho to northwestern Montana.
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Delphinium trolliifolium – cow-poison, poison larkspur Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Washington south to California.
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Delphinium viridescens – Wenatchee larkspur Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to the Wenatchee Mountains of Chelan and Kittitas counties.
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Delphinium xantholeucum – yellow-white larkspur Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to Okanogan, Chelan, and Douglas counties.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Delphinium in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Delphinium checklist entry
OregonFlora: Delphinium information
E-Flora BC: Delphinium atlas page
CalPhotos: Delphinium photos
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