Delphinium parishii

Delphinium parishii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Delphinium
Species:
D. parishii
Binomial name
Delphinium parishii
Closeup of flowers

Delphinium parishii, the desert larkspur, is a flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae (the buttercup family) native to the Mojave Desert, in the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico.[1] In Southern California it is also found in the Tehachapi Mountains, Transverse Ranges, and eastern Sierra Nevada.[2]

Desert larkspur plant stalk with flowers and buds

It is found in desert scrub between 300–2,500 metres (980–8,200 ft) of elevation in California, Arizona, southwestern Utah, and Baja California.[1]