Delphinium carolinianum
Delphinium carolinianum | |
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Photo: Subspecies calciphilum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Genus: | Delphinium |
Species: | D. carolinianum |
Binomial name | |
Delphinium carolinianum Walter | |
Delphinium carolinianum, commonly known as Carolina larkspur, is a species of flowering plant in the Buttercup family. It is native to the United States and Mexico where it is found in prairies and rocky glades.
It is a perennial that produces blue to white flowers in the spring.[1]
Four subspecies have been named:[2]
- D. carolinianum var. calciphilum - Native to cedar glades of the Southeastern United States
- D. carolinianum var. carolinianum - Widespread in central and eastern North America
- D. carolinianum var. vimineum - Native to coastal areas of the United States and Mexico
- D. carolinianum var. virescens - Native to the Central United States
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