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Delphinium parishii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Delphinium
Species:	D. parishii
Binomial name
	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, Transverse Ranges, and eastern Sierra Nevada.^[2]

It is found in desert scrub 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 which often shrivel by the time of flowering.

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. Each flower can be multi-hued as well, often with upper true petals white, nectar spur darker blue or purple, and sepals light blue with darker tips. Flowering occurs between April and June.

References

^ ^a ^b USDA
^ Jepson

Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 169.
Wildflowers of the Eastern Sierra Nevada and Adjoining Mojave Desert and Great Basin, Laird Blackwell,2002, pg. 71.

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+[[File:Desert larkspur Delphinium parishii flowers closeup.jpg|thumb|left|Closeupof flowers]]
-'''''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]].<ref name="usda">[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DEPA USDA]</ref>  In [[Southern California]] it is also found in the [[Tehachapi Mountains]] and other [[Transverse Ranges]].<ref>[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Delphinium%20parishii Jepson]</ref>
+'''''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]].<ref name="usda">[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DEPA USDA]</ref>  In [[Southern California]] it is also found in the [[Tehachapi Mountains]], [[Transverse Ranges]], and eastern [[Sierra Nevada]].<ref>[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Delphinium%20parishii Jepson]</ref>
+[[File:Desert larkspur Delphinium parishii plant.jpg|thumb|left|Desert larkspur plant stalk with flowers]]
-It is found between {{convert|300|-|2500|m|ft}} of elevation in [[California]], [[Arizona]], southwestern [[Utah]], and [[Baja California]].<ref name="usda"/>
+It is found in desert scrub between {{convert|300|-|2500|m|ft}} of elevation in [[California]], [[Arizona]], southwestern [[Utah]], and [[Baja California]].<ref name="usda"/>
 ==Description==
-''Delphinium parishi'' is a [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous]] plant growing to 17–60&nbsp;cm tall, rarely to 100&nbsp;cm tall, with palmately lobed [[leaf|leaves]].
+''Delphinium parishi'' is a [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous]] plant growing to 17–60&nbsp;cm tall, rarely to 100&nbsp;cm tall, with palmately lobed [[leaf|leaves]] which often shrivel by the time of flowering.
-The [[flower]]s 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.
+The [[flower]]s 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. Each flower can be multi-hued as well, often with upper true petals white, [[nectar spur]] darker blue or purple, and [[sepals]] light blue with darker tips. Flowering occurs between April and June.
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
 *Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 169.
+*Wildflowers of the Eastern Sierra Nevada and Adjoining Mojave Desert and Great Basin, Laird Blackwell,2002, pg. 71.
 ==External links==