Ranunculaceae

Subalpine larkspur

Delphinium barbeyi (Huth) Huth

Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Delphinium

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Subalpine larkspur: Delphinium barbeyi in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA — Photo: Ms. Sticky, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 亚高山翠雀花
English: Subalpine larkspur

Synonyms

Delphinium attentuatum (M.E.Jones) Rydb.
Delphinium bakerianum Bornm.
Delphinium barbeyi f. subroseum (Cockerell) Ewan
Delphinium cockerellii A.Nelson
Delphinium exaltatum subsp. barbeyi (Huth) Huth
Delphinium exaltatum var. barbeyi Huth
Delphinium occidentale f. subroseum Cockerell
Delphinium occidentale subsp. quercicola Ewan
Delphinium occidentale var. barbeyi (Huth) S.L.Welsh
Delphinium occidentale var. suberosum Cockerell
Delphinium quercetorum Greene
Delphinium scopulorum var. subalpinum A.Gray
Delphinium subalpinum (A.Gray) A.Nelson

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 374 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Ms. Sticky, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: nnebeel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jim Conroy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Tom Christiansen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Tom Christiansen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Tom Christiansen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.