About Delphinium bicolor Nutt.
Delphinium bicolor Nutt. (spelled Delphinium bicolour in the original text) is a larkspur species commonly called little larkspur and low larkspur. It is native to northwestern North America, ranging from British Columbia to South Dakota, where it grows in mountain forests, foothill scrub, and prairie. This plant is a perennial herb that grows from a thickly branching root system. It produces solitary stems that reach up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) in height; the stems are green with reddish bases. Most of its leaves are located low on the stem and grow on short petioles. The leaves are several centimeters long, with many rounded lobes. Each stem bears a small inflorescence that holds a few large flowers. The flower has dark purple-blue sepals, each about 2 centimeters long, and a spur between 1 and 2 centimeters long. This plant is poisonous to cattle, and less poisonous to sheep. It is also occasionally eaten by various species of wild cervids.
