Desert larkspur
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Desert larkspur (Delphinium parishii) is a flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae (the buttercup family) native to the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico, where it is found between 300–2500 m altitude in California, Arizona, southwestern Utah, and Baja California.
It 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. It is also found in the Tehachapi Mountains.
[edit] References
- Jepson Flora Project: Delphinium parishii
- Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 169
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