Latin name: Delphinium patens Benth. ssp. hepaticoideum Ewan Pronunciation: del-FIN-ee-um PAT-ens hep-at-i-KO-i-dee-um Common name: Spreading larkspur Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) Habitat: Shaded canyons or riparian areas below 4000' in or at the edge of grassland, chaparral or oak woodland, widely distributed in the Southwest Blooming period: April to June Name derivations: 1) Delphinium 2) patens 3) hepaticoideum |
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