Canyon larkspur

Delphinium nudicaule

''Delphinium nudicaule'', known by the common names canyon larkspur, red larkspur, orange larkspur, and canyon delphinium, is a flowering perennial herb in the Buttercup Family .

It is native to the low elevation canyons and slopes, foothills, and mountain ranges, of California from the Sierra Nevada to the
California Coast Ranges, and of Oregon. It grows below 6,500 feet .

The plant sends up thin and long 1–2 feet stems with finely dissected leaves. It bears attractive larkspur flowers in shades of red and orange. The flowers generally pollinated by hummingbirds.
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Uses

The root of ''Delphinium nudicaule'' has been historically used as a medicinal narcotic, chiefly by the Mendocino Native Americans of the Yuki tribe.
The Concow tribe called the plant sō-ma’ in the Konkow language, and sō-ma’ yem .

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderRanunculales
FamilyRanunculaceae
GenusDelphinium
SpeciesD. nudicaule