Delphinium patens Calflora

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Delphinium patens Benth.

Spreading larkspur, Zigzag larkspur

Delphinium patens is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1228 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. hepaticoideum ... ssp. montanum ... ssp. patens
Genus:	Delphinium
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Habitat: canyons

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Southern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


POWO	Delphinium menziesii ssp. menziesii

Information about Delphinium patens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DEPA3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).