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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]].<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> |
'''''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> |
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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"/> |
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"/> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Delphinium |
| Species: | D. parishii
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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
- 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
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- Delphinium
- Flora of California
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of Utah
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- North American desert flora
- Ranunculales stubs