Delphinium xantholeucum |
Delphinium multiplex |
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yellow-white larkspur |
Kittitas larkspur |
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Habit | Rather stout perennial from a thick, branching, fibrous root, the single stem 3-8 dm. tall, glabrous below but glandular at least in the inflorescence. | Rather stout perennial from thick, fibrous roots, the several stems simple, erect, hollow, 5-10 dm. tall, glandular-pubescent at least above. |
Leaves | Leaves few, glabrous and glaucous, mostly on the lower 1/5 of the stem; leaf blades 2-7 cm. broad, 3-4 times dissected, the ultimate segments linear, 1-2 mm. broad. |
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. |
Flowers | Inflorescence compound, the main raceme as long as the rest of the stem, loosely many-flowered; pedicels elongate, spreading; sepals 5, creamy-white to greenish-white, green-tipped, the lateral pair oblong, about 10 mm. long; spur 12-15 mm. long; petals 4, small, creamy-yellow; stamens numerous; pistils 3. |
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. |
Fruits | Follicles 15-22 mm. long, erect, glabrous to glandular-pubescent. |
Follicles 8-13 mm. long, glandular-pubescent. |
Delphinium xantholeucum |
Delphinium multiplex |
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Flowering time | April-June | May-August |
Habitat | Dry, grassy hillsides and ponderosa pine forests. | Along rocky, usually intermitant streams or springs in sagebrush hills to moderate elevations in the mountains. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to Okanogan, Chelan, and Douglas counties.
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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 | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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