| 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 |
| 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. It grows along streambanks and moist areas of the Great Basin in Nevada and Utah.
There are usually between few and several stems, which can grow up to about 1.83 metres (6 ft). There are racemes of many small flowers at the ends of branches, ranging from dark blue to white. The leaves are large and palmate.
The most widespread tall larkspur, it is also very poisonous.
References
- ^ Great Basin Wildflowers, Laird R. Blackwell, 2006, Morris Book Publishing LLC., ISBN 0-7627-3805-7
- ^ Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) . 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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| Delphinium occidentale | |
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