Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum
(?) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-03-003:
Delphinium carolinianum FAMILY Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Delphinium carolinianum
INCLUDED WITHIN Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Delphinium carolinianum var. carolinianum
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Delphinium carolinianum
COMMON NAME:
Prairie Larkspur, Carolina Larkspur, Blue Larkspur, Ozark Larkspur
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_d_carolinianum_caro_2
June
Similar to D. tricorne, but usually taller and with more flowers, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_d_carolinianum_caro2b
June
Visible outer spur is a sepal; within it are 2 nectar-bearing petal spurs, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum
(?)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-03-003:
Delphinium carolinianum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Delphinium carolinianum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Delphinium carolinianum var. carolinianum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Delphinium carolinianum
2888
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Rocky woodlands, granite outcrops, Altamaha Grit outcrops, blackland prairies, calcareous glades, moist sandy woodlands associated with longleaf pine, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple: deeply divided into many narrow segments < 2mm wide
Alternate (basal leaves absent or withered at flowering)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue, whitish-blue
Not symmetrical
5 sepals (one of them spurred)
Four petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Follicle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p141
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p221
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p416
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p013
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p305
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