Delphinium parryi subsp. purpureum

Mount pinos larkspur, Mount Pinos Larkspur

Family: Ranunculaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Mount pinos larkspur is a California native perennial ranked 4.3 by CNPS, found in the Tehachapi, southern Coast Ranges, and western Transverse Ranges in sagebrush scrub and dry chaparral at elevations of 1,000 to 2,600 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces deep purple to dark blue flowers with reflexed sepals and distinctive lateral petals about 3 to 5 millimeters long. Growing with erect stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall, it develops a root system deeper than 10 centimeters. Its leaves are both basal and cauline, concentrated on the lower third of the stem, with 3 to 20 distinctive lobes. The fruit develops 10 to 15 millimeters long, completing the plant's seasonal cycle.

Habitat: Sagebrush scrub, dry chaparral

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: 1000-2600 m

Bioregions: Teh, SCoRO, WTR.

California counties: Kern, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Riverside, Fresno, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.