Delphinium leucophaeum |
Delphinium multiplex |
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pale larkspur |
Kittitas larkspur |
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Habit | Rather stout perennial from thick, fibrous roots, the several stems simple, erect, hollow, 5-10 dm. tall, glandular-pubescent at least above. | |
Leaves | Basal and lower cauline leaves thick and fleshy, long-petiolate, 5-12 cm. broad, 2-3 times lobed into oblong, rounded, entire segments; mid- and upper cauline leaves sub-sessile, crowded, more narrowly lobed and acutely segmented. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence simple or compound, with yellowish, glandular hairs, the racemes elongate and spike-like; sepals 5, purplish-blue with a greenish-white mid-stripe, 9-11 mm. long, oblong-elliptic, spread with the tips cupped forward, the spur much longer than the blade of the upper sepal; petals 4, pale to dark blue; stamens numerous; pistils 3. |
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Fruits | Follicles 8-13 mm. long, glandular-pubescent. |
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Delphinium leucophaeum |
Delphinium multiplex |
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Flowering time | May-June | May-August |
Habitat | Bluffs, open ground, and moist lowland meadows where undisturbed. | Along rocky, usually intermitant streams or springs in sagebrush hills to moderate elevations in the mountains. |
Distribution | Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington, where known only from Lewis County in Washington; Lewis County, Washington to Willamette Valley, Oregon.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to Chelan, Kittitas, and Yakima counties in Washington.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Endangered in Washington (WANHP) | Not of concern |
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