Ranunculaceae
Anderson's larkspur
Delphinium andersonii
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Delphinium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 硕果翠雀花
- Dutch
- Anderson's larkspur
- English
- Anderson's larkspur
Synonyms
- Delphinastrum andersonii (A.Gray) Nieuwl.
- Delphinium andersonii subsp. andersonii
- Delphinium andersonii subsp. cognatum (Greene) Davidson ex Ewan
- Delphinium andersonii var. cognatum (Greene) R.J.Davis
- Delphinium bicolor var. cognatum (Greene) K.C.Davis
- Delphinium cognatum Greene
- Delphinium megacarpum A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
- Delphinium scaposum var. andersonii (A.Gray) S.L.Welsh
- Delphinium tricorne var. andersonii (A.Gray) Huth
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.