[Larkspurs: The Genus Delphinium in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Nuttall's Larkspur, Upland Larkspur

Delphinium nuttallii

Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii

Nuttall's Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallii (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii) - Nuttall's Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallii (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii)

Nuttall's Larkspur as seen in a bald atop the Camp Creek Cliffs, Cowlitz Valley Ranger District, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........June 29, 2013.

Flower of Nuttall's Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallii (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii) - Sideview of a flower of Nuttall's Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallii (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii) - Sideview of a flower of Nuttall's Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallii (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii)

Nuttall's Larkspur as seen in a bald atop the Camp Creek Cliffs, Cowlitz Valley Ranger District, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........June 29, 2013. Although these images aren't the best, they do show the short pedicels (roughly equal to the spur). The flowers should be blue instead of violet.

Paul Slichter