Delphinium patens (Spreading Larkspur, Zigzag Larkspur, Coast Larkspur)

4/30/05 Happy Canyon Road to Hwy. 154 (to Cachuma Lake), Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area, Santa Lucia Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest, Santa Barbara County, CA 

4/30/05 Happy Canyon Road

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Spreading Larkspur, Zigzag Larkspur, Coast Larkspur

SPECIES: Delphinium patens

FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 4/30/2005

LOCATION: Happy Canyon Road to Hwy. 154 (to Cachuma Lake), Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area, Santa Lucia Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest, Santa Barbara County, CA 

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Root round to diffuse-fibrous

Stem 10–90 (generally < 50) cm; base generally narrower than root, not firmly attached to root, ± glabrous

Leaves mostly on lower third of stem, ± glabrous; lobes 3–10, terminal widest near middle

Inflorescence: pedicels 10–78 mm, generally > 10 mm apart, glabrous to glandular

Flower: sepals reflexed, lateral 7–20 mm, spur 8–18 mm; lower petal blades 3–8 mm

Fruit 12–23 mm, ± curved

Seed with inflated collar at widest end, otherwise smooth, shiny

Ecology: Grassland, woodland, forest

Elevation: 80–2800 m.  

Bioregional distribution: s North Coast Ranges, Great Central Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, n South Coast Ranges, Southwestern California (except Channel Islands).