Ranunculaceae
Coastal larkspur
Delphinium decorum
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Delphinium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Coastal larkspur, Coast larkspur
Synonyms
- Delphinium decorum subsp. decorum
- Delphinium decorum var. decorum
- Delphinium decorum var. racemosum Eastw.
- Delphinium decorum var. sonomensis Eastw.
- Delphinium menziesii Durand
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 305 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Asher Budnik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Katherine Scott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mandy Hackney, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stephen from Oakland, 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.