Delphinium occidentale | |
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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. occidentale
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Binomial name | |
Delphinium occidentale (S.Watson) S.Watson ex Coult.
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Delphinium occidentale, the western larkspur, is a perennial plant in the buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae) with purple flowers. [1]: 45 It grows along streambanks and moist areas of the Great Basin in Nevada and Utah. [1]: 45
There are usually between few and several stems, which can grow up to about 1.83 metres (6 ft). [2] There are racemes of many small flowers at the ends of branches, ranging from dark blue to white. [2] The leaves are large and palmate. [2]
The most widespread tall larkspur, it is also very poisonous. [2]
Delphinium occidentale | |
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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. occidentale
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Binomial name | |
Delphinium occidentale (S.Watson) S.Watson ex Coult.
|
Delphinium occidentale, the western larkspur, is a perennial plant in the buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae) with purple flowers. [1]: 45 It grows along streambanks and moist areas of the Great Basin in Nevada and Utah. [1]: 45
There are usually between few and several stems, which can grow up to about 1.83 metres (6 ft). [2] There are racemes of many small flowers at the ends of branches, ranging from dark blue to white. [2] The leaves are large and palmate. [2]
The most widespread tall larkspur, it is also very poisonous. [2]