Delphinium glareosum (common names include Olympic Mountain larkspur and rockslide larkspur[2]) is a species of larkspur which grows in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.[3] It is in the Ranunculaceae (buttercup family). These plants favor rocky slopes. They flower in summer. Like all members of the genus Delphinium, rockslide larkspur is poisonous.

Delphinium glareosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Delphinium
Species:
D. glareosum
Binomial name
Delphinium glareosum
Subspecies[1]
  • Delphinium glareosum subsp. caprorum (Ewan) Ewan
  • Delphinium glareosum subsp. glareosum
Synonyms[1]
  • Delphinium bicolor var. glareosum (Greene)
a rocky mountain slope, mostly barren at first glance
Typical habitat of rockslide larkspur, in Wenatchee National Forest.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Delphinium glareosum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Delphinium glareosum". www.wnps.org. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ^ "Delphinium glareosum - FNA". Flora of North America.