Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
(?)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-03-003:
Delphinium carolinianum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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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.
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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.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
(?)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-03-003:
Delphinium carolinianum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - SC
Rare
Look for it in rocky woodlands, on granite outcrops, Altamaha Grit outcrops, blackland prairies, moist sandy woodlands associated with longleaf pine, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Moist
...Dry
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 p141
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p416
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p013