Delphinium occidentale
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| 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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Great Basin Wildflowers, Laird R. Blackwell, 2006, Morris Book Publishing LLC., ISBN 0-7627-3805-7
- ^ a b c d Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 36. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.
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