larkspur, in botany

larkspur, any north temperate, Old World annual of the genus Consolida of the buttercup buttercup or crowfoot, common name for the Ranunculaceae, a family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs of cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
..... Click the link for more information. family. Consolida species were formerly classified in the genus Delphinium, which includes similar annual, biennial, and perennial herbaceous plants of the northern temperate zone that are commonly called larkspurs or delphiniums. Plants of both genera are popular garden plants, especially favored for their blue-flowered varieties. In many cultivated larkspurs and delphiniums the spurred flowers, usually blue, pink, or white, rise in a spire above the deeply cut leaves. Most native North American delphinium species are poisonous to cattle. Larkspurs and delphiniums are classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Ranunculales, family Ranunculaceae.

Larkspur, city, United States

Larkspur, city (1990 pop. 11,070), Marin co., W Calif., a prestigious residential suburb of San Francisco near Mt. Tamalpais; inc. 1908. The region's scenic beauty and excellent beaches attract many visitors. Nearby Larkspur Canyon has a redwood grove.

larkspur

or delphinium

Dwarf larkspur (Delphinium tricorne)

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Any of about 300 species of herbaceous plants that make up the genus Delphinium in the buttercup family, many of which are grown for their showy flower stalks. Annual larkspurs (sometimes separated as the genus Consolida) include the common rocket larkspur (D. ajacis, or C. ambigua) and its varieties, up to 2 ft (60 cm) tall, with bright blue, pink, or white flowers on branching stalks. Perennial larkspurs, often with blue flowers, include species that grow to 4.5 ft (1.4 m).

larkspur

any of various ranunculaceous plants of the genus Delphinium, with spikes of blue, pink, or white irregular spurred flowers

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No references found	I gather the larkspur Over the hillside, Blown mid the chaos Of boulder and bellbine; Hating the tyrant Who made me an outcast, Who of his leisure Now spares me no moment: Drinking the mountain spring, Shading at noon-day Under the cypress My limbs from the sun glare. A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context You see, I have been about horses ever since I was twelve years old, in hunting stables, and racing stables; and being small, ye see, I was jockey for several years; but at the Goodwood, ye see, the turf was very slippery and my poor Larkspur got a fall, and I broke my knee, and so of course I was of no more use there. Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context It was the arm of a Saxon goddess; but no immortal had that exquisite, homely naturalness; and Philip thought of a cottage garden with the dear flowers which bloom in all men's hearts, of the hollyhock and the red and white rose which is called York and Lancaster, and of love--in-a-mist and Sweet William, and honeysuckle, larkspur, and London Pride. Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context	Larionov, Andrei Nikolaevich Larionov, Mikhail Larionov, Mikhail Fedorovich Larisa Larisa Aleksandrovskaia Larisa Arkhipovna Rudenko Larisa Latynina Larisa Mikhailovna Reisner Larisa Petrovna Sakhianova Larisa Pompeevna Aleksandrovskaia Larisa Reisner Larisa Rudenko Larisa Sakhianova Larisa Semenovna Latynina Larissa Laristan larixinic acid lark Larkana Larkin Larkin, James Larkin, Oliver Waterman Larkin, Philip Larkin, Thomas Oliver Larks larkspur larmier Larmor formula Larmor frequency Larmor orbit Larmor Precession Larmor radius Larmor's theorem Larmor, Joseph Larnaca Larnax Larne Larned, Bill Larni, Martti Johannes larnite Larosh, German Larosh, German Avgustovich Larousse Larousse Encyclopedias Larousse, Pierre LARR Larra, Mariano Jose de Larra, Mariano José de Larrabee Larrabee State Park Larreta, Enrique Rodríguez	Larkin Larkin Larkin High School Larkin Street Youth Center Larkin, James Larkin, James Larkin, Oliver Waterman Larkin, Philip Larkin, Philip (Arthur) Larkin, Philip (Arthur) Larkin, Philip Arthur Larkin, Thomas Oliver Larkin, Thomas Oliver Larkin-Ovchinnikov-Fulde-Ferrell larkiness larking larking larking larking larkinism larkish larkish larkish larkish larks larks larks larks larks Larks' Tongues in Aspic larkspur Larkspur (disambiguation) Larkspur (disambiguation) Larkspur (disambiguation) Larkspur (disambiguation) Larkspur Fire Protection District Larkspurs Larkspurs Larkspurs Larkspurs larky larky larky LARL LARLR Larm LARMH Larmier Larmier Larmier Humane Society Larmor Larmor equation Larmor equation Larmor formula Larmor frequency Larmor frequency Larmor frequency Larmor orbit Larmor precession Larmor precession Larmor precession

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I gather the larkspur Over the hillside, Blown mid the chaos Of boulder and bellbine; Hating the tyrant Who made me an outcast, Who of his leisure Now spares me no moment: Drinking the mountain spring, Shading at noon-day Under the cypress My limbs from the sun glare.

A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context

You see, I have been about horses ever since I was twelve years old, in hunting stables, and racing stables; and being small, ye see, I was jockey for several years; but at the Goodwood, ye see, the turf was very slippery and my poor Larkspur got a fall, and I broke my knee, and so of course I was of no more use there.

Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context

It was the arm of a Saxon goddess; but no immortal had that exquisite, homely naturalness; and Philip thought of a cottage garden with the dear flowers which bloom in all men's hearts, of the hollyhock and the red and white rose which is called York and Lancaster, and of love--in-a-mist and Sweet William, and honeysuckle, larkspur, and London Pride.

Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

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