Ranunculaceae
Mountain marsh larkspur
Delphinium polycladon
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Delphinium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 山泽翠雀花
- English
- Mountain marsh larkspur
Synonyms
- Delphinium luporum Greene
- Delphinium scopulorum var. luporum (Greene) Jeps.
- Delphinium scopulorum var. polycladon Jeps.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Violmsyan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Violmsyan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Violmsyan, CC BY-SA 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.