Delphinium californicum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Delphinium |
| Species: | D. californicum
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| Delphinium californicum | |
Delphinium californicum is a species of larkspur known as California larkspur. This wildflower is endemic to California, where it is a resident of the chaparral slopes of the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast.
It has a long root from which erect, tall stems grow, usually exceeding a meter in height and often approaching two meters. The leaves arise on long petioles and are each divided into as many as 15 finger-like, pointed lobes. The top of the stem is occupied with a very large inflorescence usually containing over 50 flowers.
Each flower grows on a pedicel several centimeters long. The sepals point forward, forming a cup around the opening of the somewhat tubular flower. The longest sepals are about a centimeter long, and the spur of the flower may approach two centimeters in length. The flower is generally white to greenish-white to light lavender.
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