Delphinium carolinianum
carolina larkspur, blue larkspur, prairie larkspur, espuela del caballero
Family
Ranunculaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate, basal (rosulate)
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
palmate lobed
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
blue, purple, white
Flower Month
March - July
Height (meters)
0.5 - 1.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Cool season
Wetland Class
FACU
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
6
Cultural Information
Seed germination improves with both cold/dry or cold/moist stratification (Steffen 1997).
Natural History
Carolina larkspur is found in dry open woods, sand hills, and fields in Louisiana and Texas. It ranges from Texas east to Georgia and north to Illinois.
Habitat
Rocky oak woods, dry open woods, sandhills, brushlands, fields and barrens.