Ranunculaceae

Red larkspur

Delphinium nudicaule Torr. & A.Gray

Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Delphinium

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: عائق عاري الجذع
Chinese: 红翠雀花, 裸茎翠雀花
English: Red larkspur

Synonyms

Delphinastrum nudicaule (Torr. & A.Gray) Nieuwl.
Delphinium decorum var. nudicaule (Torr. & A.Gray) Huth
Delphinium nudicaule f. elatius (W.Thomps.) Ewan
Delphinium nudicaule var. elatium J.W.Thomps.
Delphinium nudicaule var. foliosum Torr.
Delphinium sarcophyllum Hook. & Arn.

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
Photo: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Missvain, CC BY 4.0, 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.