Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Delphinium nuttallianum is a species of larkspur known by the common names twolobe larkspur and Nuttall's larkspur. It is widely distributed across western North America from California to Alberta. This wildflower has a white to pink erect stem usually not exceeding half a meter in height which may branch several times. Deeply lobed leaves are located mostly about the base of the plant. The flower cluster occupying the top end of the stem has few widely-spaced flowers on long pedicels. The sepals are long and curl backwards or fold upon themselves. They may be dark purple to light blue. The lower petals are the same color, while the upper are often white. The spur is one or two centimeters long.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

2 - 3 ft Tall

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Color

Blue, White, Purple

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Site type

Open, meadow edges, streamsides,

Plant communities

Chaparral, Lodgepole Forest, Mixed Evergreen 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