Little Larkspur Flower | Delphinium Bicolor | Desert Flower

Kingdom	Order	Family	Genus	Species
Plantae	Ranunculales	Ranunculaceae	Delphinium	Delphinium bicolor

Plant Type: Perennial herb.
Common Names: Flathead Larkspur, Little Larkspur, Low Larkspur, Montane Larkspur.
Color: Deep Blue, Purple-Blue.
Flower Dimensions: The sepals are 0.79 in length. The spur is 0.39-0.79 inches.
Flowering Seasons/Months: Late spring or early summer (May to July).
Desert with Little Larkspur: Great Basin.

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Little Larkspur Flower Characteristics

Delphinium bicolor is a perennial plant of the buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family. The stems of the Little Larkspur have a height of 4-24 inches.

The stems of the Delphiniumum bicolor are solitary and green. They are reddish in the base.
Little Larkspur plants have only a few leaves. They are primarily basal. They are petiolate. The leaf blade is round.
The flowers of the Little Larkspur are in spikes of loose clusters. They are made of up to 15 blossoms.
Flowers of Little Larkspur have deep blue lower petals and light blue (with markings) upper petals.

Flathead Larkspur

Little Larkspur Facts

Little Larkspur^[1] is highly poisonous to cattle and bison. The Goisiute considered the plant^[2] poisonous. According to a study^[3], larkspur poisoning in cattle is a serious problem.
Delphinium bicolor and Delphinium glareosum are closely related. However, D. bicolor differs because of the wider-lobed cauline leaves, petal clefts that are shallower, and narrower fruits.
The Little Larkspur plants can absorb toxic substances^[4], like herbicides, pesticides, and pollutants.
The word Delphinium is from the Greek word “Delphos” which means dolphin. This description refers to the bud’s shape.
The plant is called Larkspur because the flowers have a distinctive spur at the back.

Low Larkspur

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Key References

^[1] – “Delphinium – Gardening at USask – College of Agriculture and Bioresources | University of Saskatchewan”. Accessed September 13, 2022. Link.
^[2] – “Delphinium bicolor in Flora of North America @ efloras.org”. Accessed September 13, 2022. Link.
^[3] – “Agriculture | Free Full-Text | Adverse Effects of Larkspur (Delphinium spp.) on Cattle | HTML”. Accessed September 13, 2022. Link.
^[4] – “Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – The University of Texas at Austin”. Accessed September 13, 2022. Link.

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