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Delphinium carolinianum (Carolina larkspur)

Synonyms: Delphidium azureum; Delphinium azureum var. laxiflorum; Delphinium carolinianum var. carolinianum; Delphinium carolinianum var. crispum

Wikipedia Abstract

Delphinium carolinianum, commonly known as Carolina larkspur, is a species of flowering plant in the Buttercup family. It is native to the United States and Mexico where it is found in prairies and rocky glades. It is a perennial that produces blue to white flowers in the spring. Four subspecies have been named:
View Wikipedia Record: Delphinium carolinianum

Infraspecies

Delphinium carolinianum calciphilum (Carolina larkspur)
Delphinium carolinianum carolinianum (Carolina larkspur)
Delphinium carolinianum vimineum (Carolina larkspur)
Delphinium carolinianum virescens (Carolina larkspur)

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [3]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve 40530 United States  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0