NameThatPlant.net: Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum FAMILY Ranunculaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum FAMILY Ranunculaceae

(?) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-03-003:

Delphinium carolinianum FAMILY Ranunculaceae

COMMON NAME:
Prairie Larkspur, Carolina Larkspur, Blue Larkspur, Ozark Larkspur

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum FAMILY Ranunculaceae

(?) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-03-003:
Delphinium carolinianum FAMILY Ranunculaceae

2888

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Rocky woodlands, granite outcrops, Altamaha Grit outcrops, blackland prairies, calcareous glades, moist sandy woodlands associated with longleaf pine, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple: deeply divided into many narrow segments < 2mm wide
Alternate (basal leaves absent or withered at flowering)

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue, whitish-blue
Not symmetrical
5 sepals (one of them spurred)
Four petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Follicle

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