Delphinium tricorne Michx. Dwarf larkspur
Dwarf larkspurs are North American natives. Identification: Plants are 6-24" (15-60 cm) tall. Leaves near the base are on long stems, arranged loosely, up to 5" (12 cm), and deeply subdivided, somewhat palmlike in appearance. A single stem has a few alternate leaves, and is topped by a cluster of deep blue or violet or white flowers up to 6" (15 cm) tall. The attractive flowers have a spur about ¾" (2 cm) long behind them, opening into five petals. They appear from April to May. Fruits resemble groups of three tiny bean pods, each about 1" (2.5 cm) × ⅛" (5 mm). Edibility: Poisonous Online References:
Delphinium tricorne on Missouriplants.com Delphinium tricorne at Illinois Wildflowers Delphinium tricorne on nametheplant.net (Native & Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas and Georgia) Delphinium tricorne at Kansas Native Plants Delphinium tricorne at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Delphinium tricorne on the USDA Plants Database Delphinium tricorne on Southeastern Flora, the Southeastern U.S. Plant Identification Resource Delphinium tricorne at 2bnTheWild.com Delphinium tricorne on eFloras
Delphinium tricorne description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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