Ranunculaceae
California larkspur
Delphinium californicum
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Delphinium
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- عائق كاليفورني
- arz
- عائق كاليفورنى
- Chinese
- 加州翠雀花
- English
- California larkspur
Synonyms
- Delphinium californicum f. longipilis Ewan
- Delphinium californicum subsp. californicum
- Delphinium californicum var. laxiusculum Huth
- Delphinium californicum var. scapigerum Huth
- Delphinium exaltatum Hook. & Arn.
- Delphinium exaltatum var. californicum (Torr. & A.Gray) Huth
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![California larkspur: 翠雀屬 Delphinium californicum [維也納大學植物園 Vienna University Botanical Garden]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/%E7%BF%A0%E9%9B%80%E5%B1%AC_Delphinium_californicum_-%E7%B6%AD%E4%B9%9F%E7%B4%8D%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Vienna_University_Botanical_Garden-_%2827597438063%29.jpg/500px-%E7%BF%A0%E9%9B%80%E5%B1%AC_Delphinium_californicum_-%E7%B6%AD%E4%B9%9F%E7%B4%8D%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Vienna_University_Botanical_Garden-_%2827597438063%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
![California larkspur: 翠雀屬 Delphinium californicum [維也納大學植物園 Vienna University Botanical Garden]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/%E7%BF%A0%E9%9B%80%E5%B1%AC_Delphinium_californicum_-%E7%B6%AD%E4%B9%9F%E7%B4%8D%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Vienna_University_Botanical_Garden-_%2827597438063%29.jpg/1280px-%E7%BF%A0%E9%9B%80%E5%B1%AC_Delphinium_californicum_-%E7%B6%AD%E4%B9%9F%E7%B4%8D%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Vienna_University_Botanical_Garden-_%2827597438063%29.jpg)
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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.