Delphinium nuttallii subsp. ochroleucum(synonym of Delphinium leucophaeum) |
Delphinium multiplex |
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pale larkspur, white rock larkspur |
Kittitas larkspur |
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Stems | 30-60 cm. |
(40-)80-130(-180) cm; base usually green, glabrous. |
Leaves | blade round on proximal stem, ± cuneate on distal stem, 1.5-9 × 2-14 cm, glabrous; ultimate lobes 3-15, width 15-30 mm (basal), 1-20 mm (cauline). |
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Inflorescences | 25-50-flowered, ± dense; pedicel 0.5-2 cm, glandular-puberulent; bracteoles 4-5 mm from flowers, green to blue, lanceolate-linear, 3-7 mm, glandular-puberulent. |
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Flowers | sepals white or light yellow, spurs 9-11 mm; lower petal blades 4-6 mm. |
sepals dark blue, puberulent, lateral sepals forward pointing to spreading, 12-15 × 5-7 mm, spurs straight, within 20° of horizontal, 12-16 mm; lower petal blades slightly elevated, exposing stamens, 6-8 mm, clefts 2-3 mm; hairs centered, mostly near base of cleft, white. |
Fruits | 10-15 mm, 3-4 times longer than wide, glandular-puberulent. |
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Seeds | narrowly wing-margined; seed coat cells with surfaces somewhat roughened. |
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2n | = 16. |
= 16. |
Delphinium nuttallii subsp. ochroleucum |
Delphinium multiplex |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring. | Flowering late spring–summer. |
Habitat | Rock outcrops, rocky meadows | Rocky streambeds |
Elevation | 50-100 m (200-300 ft) | 1500-1800 m (4900-5900 ft) |
Distribution |
OR
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WA
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Discussion | Of conservation concern. The range of morphologic features of Delphinium nuttallii subsp. ochroleucum (D. leucophaeum) is almost completely encompassed within that of D. nuttallii subsp. nuttallii. Sepal color is the only feature consistently separating the two subspecies. Were it not for the fact that any given population typically has plants of only one flower color, a rank of forma would be more appropriate. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Delphinium multiplex hybridizes with D. glaucum and D. distichum. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 3. | FNA vol. 3. |
Parent taxa | Ranunculaceae > Delphinium > sect. Diedropetala > subsect. Grumosa > Delphinium nuttallii | Ranunculaceae > Delphinium > sect. Diedropetala > subsect. Multiplex |
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Synonyms | D. menziesii var. (ß) ochroleucum, D. leucophaeum | D. cyanoreios |
Name authority | (Nuttall) M. J. Warnock: Phytologia 78: 98. (1995) | (Ewan) C. L. Hitchcock: in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 2: 357. (1964) |
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