Delphinium parishii
| Delphinium parishii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Delphinium |
| Species: | D. parishii |
| Binomial name | |
| Delphinium parishii A.Gray | |
Delphinium parishii, the desert larkspur, is a flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae (the buttercup family) native to the Mojave Desert, in the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico.[1] In Southern California it is also found in the Tehachapi Mountains and other Transverse Ranges.[2]
It is found between 300–2,500 metres (980–8,200 ft) of elevation in California, Arizona, southwestern Utah, and Baja California.[1]
Description
Delphinium parishi is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to 17–60 cm tall, rarely to 100 cm tall, with palmately lobed leaves.
The flowers vary across the species' range, from dark blue to purplish near Joshua Tree National Park, sky-blue in the eastern and northern parts of the desert, and pink in some areas in California. Flowering occurs between April and June.
References
- Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 169.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Delphinium parishii
- USDA Plants Profile: Delphinium parishii (Desert larkspur)
- Flora of North America
- Delphinium parishii - U.C. Photo gallery
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