Quercus

Limestone Carolina Lark Spur

Delphinium carolinianum

Native status unresolved in Kentucky

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

11CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Delphinium

  • Endothenia hebesanaVerbena Bud Moth
  • Hedya separatanaPink-Washed Leafroller Moth
  • Heliothis phloxiphagaSpotted Straw Sun Moth, Darker Spotted Straw Moth
  • Megalographa bilobaBilobed Looper Moth
  • Papaipema cataphractaBurdock Border, Potato-Stalk Borer
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Pyrrhia ciliscaAmerican Bordered Sallow, Noble Sun Moth
  • Pyrrhia exprimensPurple-Lined Sallow, Purple-Lined Sun Moth
  • Sparganothis unifascianaOne-Lined Sparganothis
  • Udea rubigalisCelery Leaftier
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  • Polychrysia morigera
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Delphinium

  • Centrocercus urophasianusGreater Sage-Grouse
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Ranunculaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–7b
Soil pH
Neutral to alkaline
Flower color
Blue, purple or white

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Limestone Carolina Lark Spur

Conservation status

Kentucky rankNot available
Global rankNot available
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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