Ranunculaceae
Carolina larkspur
Delphinium carolinianum
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Delphinium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- عائق كاروليني
- Chinese
- 卡罗莱纳翠雀花
- English
- Carolina larkspur
Synonyms
- Delphidium azureum Raf.
- Delphinastrum carolinianum (Walter) Nieuwl.
- Delphinium americanum Mill.
- Delphinium azureum Michx.
- Delphinium azureum var. laxiflorum Huth
- Delphinium azureum var. nortonianum (Mack. & Bush) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
- Delphinium azureum var. vimineum A.Gray
- Delphinium carolinianum subsp. carolinianum
- Delphinium carolinianum var. carolinianum
- Delphinium carolinianum var. crispum L.M.Perry
- Delphinium carolinianum var. nortonianum (Mack. & Bush) L.M.Perry
- Delphinium nortonianum Mack. & Bush
- Delphinium simplex A.Gray
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 551 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: HIM Nguyen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aaron Carlson from Menomonie, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aaron Carlson from Menomonie, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, 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.