WFO Plant List | World Flora Online

As classified in WFO snapshot

June 2025

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Delphinium L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 530 (1753)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000011022.

Literature

Sp. Pl. 1: 530. 1753 [1 May 1753]

Statistics

${ isRankTypeStat ? 'Rank' : 'Status'}	Total	%
◼︎ ${ stat.label }	${ formatNumber(stat.value) }	${ percentage(stat.value) }%
Total	${formatNumber(currentTotalValues)}

Choose statistic to display:

Species names in Delphinium (${formatNumber(totalForStatsWithKey('species'))})

All names in Delphinium (${formatNumber(totalForStatsWithKey('roles'))})

Accepted names at all ranks within Delphinium (${formatNumber(totalForStatsWithKey('accepted'))})

All names at all ranks within Delphinium (${formatNumber(totalForStatsWithKey('ranks'))})

Synonyms of Delphinium

Name	Author	Protologue	WFO link
Aconitella	Spach	Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 358 (1838)	wfo-4000000339
Aconitopsis	Kemulariya-Natadze	Trudy Tbilissk. Bot. Inst. 7: 125. 1940.	wfo-4000000340
Ceratosanthus	Schur	Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 30 (1866)	wfo-4000007385
Chienia	W.T.Wang	Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9(2): 103–104, pl. 6. 1964[1964].	wfo-4000007848
Consolida	(DC.) Gray	Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 711 (1821)	wfo-4000009193
Delphidium	Raf.	Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 3: 356 (1818)	wfo-4000011018
Delphinastrum	Spach	Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 336. 1839.	wfo-4000011020
Diedropetala	Galushko	Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 13: 251. 1976.	wfo-4000011665
Phledinium	Spach	Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 351. 1839.	wfo-4000029271
Plectrornis	Raf. ex Lunell	Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 361 (1916)	wfo-4000030216
Staphisagria	Hill	Brit. Herb. : 44 (1756)	wfo-4000036294

Species in Delphinium ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
			—	${taxonConcept.hasName.id}
			— —	${synonym.id}

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Delphinium:

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Delphinium aconitifolium	Christ	Verh. Naturf. Ges. Basel 29: 36, 56 (1918)		wfo-1200110615
Delphinium aconitifolium	Lathauwer	Belg. Kruidboek 3: 372 (1849)		wfo-1000078058
Delphinium aconitifolium	Muhl.	Helios 10: 36 (1892)		wfo-1200110265
Delphinium aconitifolium	Muhl. ex E.Wilde	Bull. Cornell Univ. Agric. Exp. Sta. 38: 13, 59 (1931)		wfo-0001355337
Delphinium aconitifolium	Zetter	Perenn. Garten. Cultur 1: 223 (1837)		wfo-1200110254
Delphinium actaea	Royle	Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [Royle] 452 (Index), sphalm., nomen delendum. 1840 [Mar-Apr 1840]		wfo-0001355338
Delphinium acutilobum	Turrill	Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 223 (1929)		wfo-0000639666
Delphinium adenopodum	W.T.Wang & Zong Zong Yang	Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 40(6): 801. 2020		wfo-1000022065
Delphinium alpinum	Waldst. & Kit.	Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 3: 273 (1808)		wfo-0000639685
Delphinium anomalum	Spreng.	Index Seminum [Halle] 27, adnot. 13. 1807		wfo-1200010296
Delphinium anomalum	Spreng. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. i. 488.		wfo-0001355339
Delphinium anthriscifolium var. majus	Pamp.	Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. n.s., 20: 288 (1915)		wfo-1200011169
Delphinium armeniacum	A.Heller	Leafl. W. Bot. 2: 219 (1940)		wfo-0000639727
Delphinium auricum	Schischk.	–	—	wfo-0001129883
Delphinium azureum	DC.	Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 1: 359 (1817)		wfo-1200110370
Delphinium azureum	Lam.	Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 2: 265 (1786)		wfo-1200110599
Delphinium baluchistanicum	(Qureshi & Chaudhri) Jabbour & Du Pasquier	PhytoKeys 180: 86. 2021		wfo-1000026677
Delphinium barlowii	Lindl.	Edwards's Bot. Reg. 23: t. 1944 (1837)		wfo-0000639753
Delphinium barlowii	Paxton	Paxton's Mag. Bot. 5: 265 1838		wfo-1200069397
Delphinium belladonna	G.W.Johnson & R.Hogg	J. Hort. Cottage Gard. 11(275): 16 (1866)		wfo-1000078740
Delphinium belladonna	J.J.Harrison & E.Harrison	Floric. Cab. & Florist's Mag. 25(3): 85 (1857)		wfo-1200110239
Delphinium borbasii	Formánek	Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 32: 175 (1894)		wfo-0000639798
Delphinium breviscaposum	W.T.Wang	Guihaia 38(8): 969. 2018		wfo-1000003725
Delphinium buerjinense	W.T.Wang & Zong Zong Yang	Guihaia 41(3): 327. 2021		wfo-1000026678
Delphinium caeruleum var. majus	W.T.Wang	Acta Bot. Sin. 10: 266 (1962)		wfo-1200011134
Delphinium campylopodum	Freyn ex Stapf	Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 51: 19 (1886)		wfo-0000639844
Delphinium candelabrum	Ostenf.	S. Tibet vi. III. 80 (1922)		wfo-0000639845
Delphinium candelabrum var. candelabrum	–	–	—	wfo-0001225116
Delphinium candelabrum var. monanthum	(Hand.-Mazz.) W.T.Wang	Acta Bot. Sin. 10: 78 1962	—	wfo-0000639846
Delphinium cappadocicum	Boiss.	Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 16: 367 (1841)		wfo-0000639849
Delphinium carela	Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don	Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 195. 1825 [26 Jan-1 Feb 1825]		wfo-0000639856
Delphinium centrorossicum	Litv. ex Sambuk	Zhurn. Russk. Bot. Obshch. 14(4): 423 1930		wfo-1000065814
Delphinium ceratophorum var. hirsutum	W.T.Wang	Acta Bot. Sin. 10: 158 (1962)		wfo-1200011086
Delphinium changduense	W.T.Wang	Guihaia 39(11): 1447. 2019		wfo-1000031900
Delphinium cheilanthum var. evenkiense	Reverd. & Polozhij	Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 85(27): 6, without type. 1975 [1974 publ. 1975]		wfo-0001401150
Delphinium cheiranthiflorum	Lemoine ex Ingelrelst	Hort. Franc. 1857: 217 (1857)		wfo-1000078297
Delphinium chinense	Fisch.	Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 1: 352, paragraph 1 (1817)		wfo-1200110371
Delphinium chinense var. iveryanum	Anon.	Florist's J. 6(11): 237 (1845)		wfo-1200110528
Delphinium commutatum	Jord.	Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 36 (1903)		wfo-0000639912
Delphinium confusum	Popov	Fl. URSS 7: 723 (1937)		wfo-0000639917
Delphinium consolida var. candelabrum	B.K.Bliss & S.B.Bliss	Descr. Cat. Coll. Veg. Agric. Fl. Seeds [B.K. Bliss & Sons] 16: 5 1870		wfo-1200109415
Delphinium crassicaule	hort. ex Colla	Herb. Pedem. 1: 61 (1833)		wfo-0000639926
Delphinium cultorum	Voss	Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 36 1894		wfo-1000057551
Delphinium cuneatum	Spreng.	Index Seminum [Halle] 27, adnot. 14. 1807		wfo-1200010295
Delphinium cuneatum var. pubiflorum	Steven ex DC.	Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 1: 546 (1817)		wfo-1200107395
Delphinium cyaneum	hort. ex Colla	Herb. Pedem. 1: 60 (1833)		wfo-0000639938
Delphinium daochengense	W.T.Wang	Guihaia 39(11): 1457. 2019		wfo-1000031901
Delphinium dicentrum	W.T.Wang	Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 38(6): 812. 2018		wfo-1000003726
Delphinium dinaricum	Beck & Szyszył.	Pl. Cernagor. Lect. : 91 (1888)		wfo-0000639986
Delphinium dinaricum	Fritsch	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 49: 239 (1899)		wfo-0000639987
Delphinium dingjieense	W.T.Wang	Guihaia 40(Suppl.): 40. 2020 [epublished]		wfo-1000047172
Delphinium divaricatum	Dulac	Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées 223. 1867		wfo-0000639993
Delphinium divaricatum	Ledeb.	Pl. Nov. Casp.-Cauc. : 16 (1831)		wfo-0000639992
Delphinium dyctiocarpum subsp. dyctiocarpum	–	–	—	wfo-1200108188
Delphinium elatum subsp. alpinum	(Waldst. & Kit.) Nyman	–	—	wfo-1200112177
Delphinium elatum subsp. alpinum	(Waldst. & Kit.) Tzvelev	Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 32: 183 (2000):.		wfo-0001367051
Delphinium elatum var. glabrum	Lam.	Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 2: 265 (1786)		wfo-1200110597
Delphinium elatum var. villosum	Lam.	Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 2: 265 (1786)		wfo-1200110598
Delphinium elbursense var. gymnobotrys	Rech.f.	Anz. Österr. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 88: 224 (1951)		wfo-1200011161
Delphinium emarginatum subsp. emarginatum	–	–	—	wfo-1200108553
Delphinium filibracteolum	W.T.Wang	Guihaia 38(8): 971. 2018		wfo-1000003727
Delphinium fissum subsp. fissum	–	–	—	wfo-1200108353
Delphinium flexuosum	Raf.	Ann. Nat. 1: 12 (1820)		wfo-0001130198
Delphinium formosum	J.Rae	Cottage Gardener 16(397): 102 (1856)		wfo-1200110613
Delphinium formosum	Van Houtte	Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 12(1): 7, t. 1185 (1857)		wfo-1200110601
Delphinium formosum	hort. ex Beaton	Cottage Gardener & Country Gentleman's Companion xvi. 360 (1856).		wfo-0000640095
Delphinium formosum var. belladonna	A.Smee	My Garden Plan & Culture 229 (1872)		wfo-1200101094
Delphinium forrestii var. pilolimbum	W.T.Wang	Guihaia 39(11): 1447. 2019		wfo-1200008796
Delphinium glabellum	Turcz.	Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 10(II): 56 (1837)		wfo-0000640117
Delphinium gongliuense	W.T.Wang & Zong Zong Yang	Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 40(6): 804. 2020		wfo-1000022066
Delphinium grandiflorum f. roseum	Peschkova	Stepnaya Fl. Baĭkal'skoĭ Sibiri 57 (1972), without type.		wfo-0001323445
Delphinium grandiflorum var. chinense	(Fisch.) DC.	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 53 (1824)		wfo-1200110637
Delphinium grandiflorum var. iveryanum	(Anon.) C.Morren	Ann. Soc. Roy. Agric. Gand 2: 359 (1846)		wfo-1200110529
Delphinium grandiflorum var. leiocarpum	W.T.Wang	Acta Bot. Sin. 10: 274 (1962)		wfo-1200011194
Delphinium grandiflorum var. splendidum	Anon.	Florist's J. 6(11): 237 (1845)		wfo-1200110530
Delphinium habaheense	W.T.Wang & Zong Zong Yang	Guihaia 41(3): 331. 2021		wfo-1000026679
Delphinium halteratum subsp. longipes	(Moris) Graebn. & P.Graebn.	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. [Ascherson & Graebner] 5(2, Lief. 110): 703 (1929)		wfo-1200110097
Delphinium hendersonii	Goualt	Rev. Hort. [Paris]. Ser. IV, iii. (1854) 441.		wfo-0000640178
Delphinium hirticaule var. mollipes	W.T.Wang	Acta Bot. Sin. 10: 146 (1962)		wfo-1200011240
Delphinium hispidum	Boiss.	Fl. Orient. 1: 82 (1867)		wfo-0000640201
Delphinium huashanicum	W.T.Wang	Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 41(2): 161. 2021		wfo-1000026680
Delphinium hui var. lobulibundum	W.T.Wang	Guihaia 40(Suppl.): 197. 2020 [epublished]		wfo-1200029754
Delphinium humulinum	Baill.	Hist. Pl. 1: 32 (1866)		wfo-0000640214
Delphinium hybridum	E.Vilm.	Fl. Pleine Terre 640 (1863)		wfo-1200110416
Delphinium hybridum	Spreng.	Gesch. Bot. (Sprengel) 2: 201 (1818)		wfo-1000078064
Delphinium iliense var. pubipes	W.T.Wang	Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 41(2): 161. 2021		wfo-1200008155
Delphinium jilongense	W.T.Wang	Guihaia 40(Suppl.): 69. 2020 [epublished]		wfo-1000047211
Delphinium keteleerii	T.Moore	Florist & Pomol. 1874: 73 (1874)		wfo-0000640255
Delphinium kingianum var. eglandulosum	W.T.Wang	Acta Bot. Sin. 10: 138 (1962)		wfo-1200011168
Delphinium kotulae	Pawł.	Mater. Fizjogr. Kraju 20: 38 (1949)		wfo-0000640269
Delphinium labrangense	Ulbr. ex Rehder & Kobuski	J. Arnold Arbor. 14: 11, nomen. 1933		wfo-0001355340
Delphinium lagarolobum	W.T.Wang	Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 38(6): 817. 2018		wfo-1000003728
Delphinium latilimbum	W.T.Wang	Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 38(6): 815. 2018		wfo-1000003729
Delphinium laxiflorum	Freyn ex Stapf	Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 51: 25 (1886)		wfo-0000640289
Delphinium lepidum	Fisch. & Avé-Lall.	Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 9: 70 (1843)		wfo-0000640297
Delphinium leptocarpum	Nevski	Fl. URSS 7: 110, rossice. 1937		wfo-0000640298
Delphinium longziense	W.T.Wang	Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 38(6): 809. 2018		wfo-1000003730
Delphinium ludingense	W.T.Wang	Guihaia 39(11): 1449. 2019		wfo-1000031902
Delphinium macrocephalum	Engl.	Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 267 (1910)		wfo-0000640343
Delphinium magnificum	Paxton	Paxton's Mag. Bot. 16: 258 (1849)		wfo-0000640354