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The '''Wenatchee larkspur''', a Delphinium viridescens, is a [[rare]] [[plant]] species native to the [[United States|U.S.]], located in the Wenatchee Mountains region, and is a part of the [[Ranunculaceae]] family, also known as the Buttercup family.<ref>http://www.cwnp.org/flora/listr.html</ref> The Wenatchee Larkspur is generally described as a [[perennial]] forb/[[herb]].<ref>USDA Plants. [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DEVI2 PLANTS Profile for Delphinium viridescens (Wenatchee larkspur)], Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Accessed July 2010.</ref> The scientific name of the Wenatchee larkspur is Delphinium viridescens, and is a local plant in the mountains southwest of Wenatchee, [[Washington State|Washington]].  

The '''Wenatchee larkspur''' (Delphinium viridescens) is a [[rare]] [[plant]] species native to the [[United States|U.S.]], located in the Wenatchee Mountains region, and is a part of the [[Ranunculaceae]] family, also known as the Buttercup family.<ref>http://www.cwnp.org/flora/listr.html</ref> The Wenatchee Larkspur is generally described as a [[perennial]] forb/[[herb]].<ref>USDA Plants. [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DEVI2 PLANTS Profile for Delphinium viridescens (Wenatchee larkspur)], Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Accessed July 2010.</ref> The scientific name of the Wenatchee larkspur is Delphinium viridescens, and in the United States it is a plant native to the mountains southwest of Wenatchee, [[Washington State|Washington]].  

Established in 1989, the Camas Meadows Natural Area Preserve contains the largest known populations of two rare plant species, the [[Wenatchee Mountains checkermallow]] and the Wenatchee larkspur. These plants grow only in the Wenatchee Mountains region, they are not found anywhere else in the world. The Wenatchee larkspur can be found on Camas Land, and along Camas Creek Road and the trails surrounding Camas Creek.

Established in 1989, the Camas Meadows Natural Area Preserve contains the largest known populations of two rare plant species, the [[Wenatchee Mountains checkermallow]] and the Wenatchee larkspur. These plants grow only in the Wenatchee Mountains region, they are not found anywhere else in the world. The Wenatchee larkspur can be found on Camas Land, and along Camas Creek Road and the trails surrounding Camas Creek.

==Species Description==

==Species Description==

Wenatchee larkspur, a Delphinium viridescens, is a [[native]] plant to the mountains southwest of Wenatchee, Washington. Flowering season is in the summer, most notably in July. Peak anthesis occurs during mid-summer (July). Fruits mature and begin dispersal by late September.<ref>Delphinium viridescens : Wenatchee Larkspur, [http://www1.dnr.wa.gov/nhp/refdesk/fguide/pdf/devi.pdf PDF] (Accessed 2010).</ref> Delphinium viridescens can be located mostly in wet meadows and stream sides in coniferous forest, heavy clay soils.<ref>[[University of Washington]]. [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?ID=3709 WTU Herbarium Image Collection], Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, (2010).</ref>  

Wenatchee larkspur, a Delphinium viridescens, is a plant [[native]] to the mountains southwest of Wenatchee, Washington. Flowering season is in the summer, most notably in July. Peak anthesis occurs during mid-summer (July). Fruits mature and begin dispersal by late September.<ref>Delphinium viridescens : Wenatchee Larkspur, [http://www1.dnr.wa.gov/nhp/refdesk/fguide/pdf/devi.pdf PDF] (Accessed 2010).</ref> Delphinium viridescens can be located mostly in wet meadows and stream sides in coniferous forest, heavy clay soils.<ref>[[University of Washington]]. [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?ID=3709 WTU Herbarium Image Collection], Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, (2010).</ref>  

* [[Leaves]]: Basal and lower cauline leaves long-petiolate, the blades up to 10 cm. broad, divided into three main wedge-shaped lobes, these once or twice cleft into oblong-rounded segments; mid-cauline leaves short-petiolate and overlapping, nearly erect, divided into narrow, acute segments, abruptly transitional to the lower leaves, but gradually transitional to the linear, entire, bract-like upper leaves.

* [[Leaves]]: Basal and lower cauline leaves long-petiolate, the blades up to 10 cm. broad, divided into three main wedge-shaped lobes, these once or twice cleft into oblong-rounded segments; mid-cauline leaves short-petiolate and overlapping, nearly erect, divided into narrow, acute segments, abruptly transitional to the lower leaves, but gradually transitional to the linear, entire, bract-like upper leaves.