san bernardino larkspur

Delphinium parryi

Member of larkspurs (genus Delphinium)
buttercup family (family Ranunculaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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• flowers 3–60
• stem 15–80 cm (–110), base generally curly-puberulent, base not ridged
• pedicels ± ascending, 5–68 mm, 8–50 mm apart, generally puberulent
• if ≤ 6 flowers, oldest open-flowered pedicel generally < 25 mm or < 2 × youngest
• proximal petiole hairs are unknowable
• lower petal blades 3–8 mm
• equally hairy on both lobes
• 5–27 leaf lobes, each generally < 6 mm wide, generally withering by bloom
• abaxial veins not prominent [source]
• Coe, near Cowell, and lots in Pinnacles

Toxicity of delphinium, larkspur, rocket larkspur (Delphinium spp.):
4 – Ingestion of these plants, especially in large amounts, is expected to cause serious effects to the heart, liver, kidneys or brain. If ingested in any amount, call the poison center immediately.

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora