Ranunculaceae

Northern larkspur

Delphinium brachycentrum Ledeb.

Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Delphinium

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Northern larkspur (Delphinium brachycentrum) — Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 堪察加翠雀花, 短矩飞燕草
English: Northern larkspur

Synonyms

Delphinium alatum A.Nelson
Delphinium blaisdellii Eastw.
Delphinium brachycentrum f. pallidum Lepage
Delphinium brachycentrum subsp. beringii Jurtzev
Delphinium brachycentrum subsp. maydellianum (Trautv.) Jurtzev
Delphinium cheilanthum subsp. brachycentrum (Ledeb.) Huth
Delphinium cheilanthum subsp. middendorffii (Trautv.) Huth
Delphinium cheilanthum var. middendorffii (Trautv.) Trautv.
Delphinium maydellianum Trautv.
Delphinium nutans A.Nelson
Delphinium ruthiae A.Nelson
Delphinium staphydium St.-Lag.
Delphinium stenosepalum Turcz.

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native

Photos

Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lena Perova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Svetlana Polevova, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Svetlana Polevova, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Viola Alekseeva, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lena Perova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.