Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Known as Anderson's larkspur, this wildflower is native to western North America where it can be found in the Great Basin and the Sierra Nevada. This is an erect perennial usually reaching about half a meter in height. It has small leaves on long petioles with the leaf blades divided into long finger-like lobes. The top of the slender stem is occupied by a cylindrical flower cluster of flowers, each flower two to four centimeters wide with a spur measuring nearly two centimeters in length. The flowers usually have sepals of a brilliant dark blue, with the lower two petals the same color and the upper two petals white. Some individuals have sepals and petals of very light purple or blue to almost white. The anthers are often yellow.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

2 - 3 ft Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

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Color

Purple, Blue, White

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Partial Shade

Soil description

Prefers sandy soils.

Site type

Talus, dry areas

Plant communities

North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Hummingbirds
Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Spotted Straw Sun Moth

Heliothis phloxiphaga

Bilobed Looper Moth

Megalographa biloba