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Delphinium occidentale, the western larkspur, is a perennial plant in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) with purple flowers. It grows along streambanks and moist areas of the Great Basin in Nevada and Utah.
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Is it poisonous?
Toxic. The note covers its whole genus. Larkspur; diterpenoid alkaloids, young plants and seeds especially Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Delphinium glaucum — toxic
- Delphinium ramosum — toxic
- Delphinium exaltatum — toxic
- Delphinium scopulorum — toxic
- Delphinium barbeyi — toxic
- Delphinium multiplex — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Delphinium
- Species
- Delphinium occidentale
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