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Upland larkspur

Delphinium nuttallii

Also called Nuttall's Larkspur

Upland larkspur
Photo: 66dodge, CC BY 4.0
Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SW. Washington to Oregon (Columbia River Gorge)
Climate
temperate

About

Delphinium nuttallii is a species of Delphinium native to Washington and Oregon (the Columbia River Gorge) of the western United States. Its common names include Nuttall's larkspur and Columbia larkspur.

Where it grows

It is found in many counties in Washington and Oregon. In Washington state, it is found in Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania, Klickitat, and Benton counties in the south of the state, and in Grays Harbor, Mason, Thurston, and Pierce counties in the central-west. In Oregon state, it is found in Douglas, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath, Lake, Harney, Malheur, Crook, Grant, Umatilla, Union, and Wallowa counties in the south and east of the state, and Columbia, Multnomah, Clackamas, Yamhill, Hood River, and Wasco counties in the north west of the state.

Other Delphinium plants

Doubtful knight's-spur · Consolida armeniaca · Consolida oliveriana · Royal knight's-spur · Anderson's larkspur · Baker's delphinium · Subalpine larkspur · Little larkspur · Musk Larkspur · California larkspur · Delphinium calthifolium · Scarlet larkspur

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Delphinium nuttallii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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