Delphinium variegatum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Delphinium variegatum Torr. & A. Gray

Royal larkspur

Delphinium variegatum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~841 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. kinkiense ... ssp. thornei ... ssp. variegatum
Genus:	Delphinium
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: Chaparral, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Delphinium variegatum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DEVA) 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).