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Delphinium robustum
Also called Robust Larkspur
Delphinium robustum is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common names Wahatoya Creek larkspur and robust larkspur. It is native to Colorado and New Mexico in the United States.
This species is a perennial herb with stems growing up to about 2 meters tall, or sometimes taller. It is known to exceed 3 meters tall at times. The stems are hairless, waxy, and sometimes red in color near the base. The leaves have rounded lobed blades borne on long petioles. The inflorescence is a raceme that sometimes branches, becoming a panicle. It can contain up to 180 flowers. The flower has blue, purple-blue, lavender, or sometimes pink sepals. The petals have sparse yellow or white hairs. The fruit is between 1 and 2 centimeters long. Flowering occurs in July through September.
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 robustum 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.
