Delphinium parishii
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Delphinium |
| Species: | D. parishii |
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| Delphinium parishii A.Gray |
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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 altitude in California, Arizona, southwestern Utah, and Baja California.[1]
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 169.
[edit] External links
Media related to Delphinium parishii at Wikimedia Commons
- 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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