ON THIS PLANT
Delphinium parishii, the desert larkspur, is a flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae (the buttercup family) native to the Mojave Desert, in the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. In Southern California it is also found in the Tehachapi Mountains, Transverse Ranges, and eastern Sierra Nevada. It is found in desert scrub between 300–2,500 metres (980–8,200 ft) of elevation in California, Arizona, southwestern Utah, and Baja California.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Delphinium
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en desert larkspur
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