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Habitat: |
rich, moist woods |
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Plant Height: |
20-60 cm, erect stem, mostly glabrous |
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Flower Color: |
purple/blue sometimes white |
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Flower: |
densely pubescent; 5 sepals, upper one extending into a slightly bent, long, slender spur; 4 very small petals, 2 cm wide, lateral petals bearded on outside, upper petals spurred; stamens many; pistils 3 |
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Inflorescence: |
loose, terminal raceme 8-20 cm long, softly short-villous |
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Fruit: |
beaked, follicles (derived from one carpel that opens along a single suture) 10-15 mm long, seeds smooth |
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Leaves: |
few, mostly at or near base, alternate, deeply divided |
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Bloom Time: |
April-May |
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Origins: |
native |
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Other: |
Larkspurs contain a harmful alkaloid if ingested; also commonly known as Spring or Dwarf Larkspur | |