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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Ranunculaceae
Delphinium carolinianum Walter subsp. virescens (Nutt.) R.E.Brooks
Carolina larkspur, plains larkspur, prairie larkspur, white larkspur
Delphinium: derived from the Greek delphinus for "dolphin" because of the flower shape in some species
carolinianum: from Carolinas
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-24" tall forb with hairy stems |
| Flower: | blue to whitish and marked with purple, 5-parted, 5/8" wide, irregularly-shaped, upper petal-like sepal with a backward-pointing spur; mostly 4 petals, upper 2 spurred, lower 2 bearded; inflorescence a terminal, usually unbranched, long-stalked cluster (raceme); blooms June-July |
| Leaf: | deeply divided into narrow segments, alternate |
| Habitat: | dry; prairies, woods |
| (Glossary) |
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