Delphinium purpusii

Rose-flowered larkspur, Rose-Flowered Larkspur

Family: Ranunculaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Rose-flowered larkspur is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native perennial found in the southern Sierra Nevada and western edge of the Mojave Desert in talus and cliff habitats at elevations of 300 to 1,300 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces pink to deep rose-pink flowers with lateral sepals 10 to 16 millimeters long and a distinctive curved spur. Growing with stems 30 to 120 centimeters tall that are slightly puberulent and narrow at the base, it develops a root system branched toward the lower portion. Its leaves are distributed on the lower half of the stem, with deeply divided lobes 5 to 30 millimeters wide. The plant produces shiny, winged seeds with an inflated, nearly transparent seed coat.

Habitat: Talus, cliffs

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: 300-1300 m

Bioregions: s SN, w edge DMoj.

California counties: Kern, Tulare, Ventura

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