| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz. ex Walp. |
| Bibliography | Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 744 (1843) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to w. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 300-3500m |
| Description | leaves few, palmatipinnate, segments 3-5, trifid, pubescent, stems glaucous, raceme short, compact, flowers ca. 3cm long |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | bluish purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Delphinastrum nelsonii (Greene) Nieuwl. Delphinastrum nuttallianum (Pritz.) Nieuwl. Delphinium bicolor var. nelsonii (Greene) K.C.Davis Delphinium decorum var. nevadense S.Watson Delphinium dumetorum Greene Delphinium leonardii Rydb. Delphinium menziesii var. utahense S.Watson Delphinium nelsonii Greene Delphinium nelsonii f. dumetorum (Greene) Ewan Delphinium nelsonii f. pinetorum (Tidestr.) Ewan Delphinium nelsonii ssp. utahense (S.Watson) Ewan Delphinium nuttalianum var. fulvum C.L.Hitchc. Delphinium nuttallianum var. levicaule C.L.Hitchc. Delphinium nuttallianum var. pilosum C.L.Hitchc. Delphinium pauciflorum var. depauperatum A.Gray Delphinium pauciflorum var. nevadense (S.Watson) A.Gray Delphinium pauciflorum var. sonnei (Greene) Smiley Delphinium pinetorum Tidestr. Delphinium sonnei Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |