Ranunculaceae

Byron larkspur

Delphinium recurvatum Greene

Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Delphinium

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Byron larkspur (Delphinium recurvatum) — FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: عائق منحني
arz: عائق منحنى
Chinese: 反曲翠雀花
English: Byron larkspur, Valley larkspur

Synonyms

Delphinium hesperium var. recurvatum (Greene) K.C.Davis

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Zack Abbey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: joedecruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Peter D. Tillman from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kyle Nessen, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.