[Larkspurs: The Genus Delphinium in Mt. Adams Country]

Two-lobe Larkspur, Upland Larkspur

Delphinium nuttallianum

Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallianum var. fulvum, Delphinium nuttallianum var. levicaule, Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum, Delphinium pauciflorum, Delphinium sonnei

Flower of Two-lobe Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallianum var. fulvum, Delphinium nuttallianum var. levicaule, Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum, Delphinium pauciflorum, Delphinium sonnei) - Leaf of Two-lobe Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallianum var. fulvum, Delphinium nuttallianum var. levicaule, Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum, Delphinium pauciflorum, Delphinium sonnei)

Flower of Two-lobe Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallianum var. fulvum, Delphinium nuttallianum var. levicaule, Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum, Delphinium pauciflorum, Delphinium sonnei) - Flower of Two-lobe Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallianum var. fulvum, Delphinium nuttallianum var. levicaule, Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum, Delphinium pauciflorum, Delphinium sonnei)

Upland larkspur seen along forest road 82 at about an elevation of 2915' (just below spur road 709) on Mt. Adams. Photographed on May 7, 2005.

Flower of Two-lobe Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallianum var. fulvum, Delphinium nuttallianum var. levicaule, Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum, Delphinium pauciflorum, Delphinium sonnei) - Flower of Two-lobe Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallianum var. fulvum, Delphinium nuttallianum var. levicaule, Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum, Delphinium pauciflorum, Delphinium sonnei)

Upland larkspur photographed at left along the Willard Springs Loop Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.......May 16, 2022. The photo at right shows a nice close, side-view of the flower of upland larkspur from Klickitat Oaks, a Columbia Land Trust property in the mid-Klickitat River drainage......April 27, 2023.

Two-lobe Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallianum var. fulvum, Delphinium nuttallianum var. levicaule, Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum, Delphinium pauciflorum, Delphinium sonnei) - Flower of Two-lobe Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallianum var. fulvum, Delphinium nuttallianum var. levicaule, Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum, Delphinium pauciflorum, Delphinium sonnei)

The photo at left shows upland larkspur as seen at about 4100' above Road S1750 on the southeast isde of the summit of King Mt.........June 3, 2007. The photo at right shows upland larkspur about 2 miles south of Grayback Mountain, Klickitat Wildlife Area.....May 7, 2020.

White-flowered form of Two-lobe Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallianum var. fulvum, Delphinium nuttallianum var. levicaule, Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum, Delphinium pauciflorum, Delphinium sonnei) - Two-lobe Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum (Synonyms: Delphinium nuttallianum var. fulvum, Delphinium nuttallianum var. levicaule, Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum, Delphinium pauciflorum, Delphinium sonnei)

The photo at left shows an albino upland larkspur as seen above 4000' near the DNR quarry on the ridge dividing Dairy and Cougar Creeks on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams. The photo at right shows a pink-flowered form of upland larkspur as seen along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake NWR........May 1, 2018.
Paul Slichter