Delphinium nuttallii subsp. nuttallii(synonym of Delphinium oreganum) |
Delphinium sutherlandii |
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Willamette Valley larkspur |
Sutherland's larkspur |
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Stems | 40-70 cm. |
(15-)30-70 cm; base often reddish, glabrous. |
Leaves | blade round, 1.5-10 × 3-18 cm, nearly glabrous; ultimate lobes 5-21, 5 or more extending more than 3/5 distance to petiole, width 3-9(-15) mm (basal), 0.5-6(-10) mm (cauline), widest at middle or in proximal 1/2. |
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Inflorescences | (2-)11-26(-37)-flowered, at least 2 times longer than wide; pedicel 1-3 cm, puberulent; bracteoles 2-7 mm from flowers, green to blue, linear-lanceolate, 3-5 mm, puberulent. |
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Flowers | sepals blue or bluish purple, spurs 10-13 mm; lower petal blades 4.5-6.5 mm. |
sepals dark blue, retaining color upon drying, puberulent, lateral sepals spreading, 14-20 × 5-10 mm, spurs gently decurved, ascending 0-20° above horizontal, 14-18 mm; lower petal blades slightly elevated, ± covering stamens, white, yellowish, or tan, 8-12 mm, clefts 2-4 mm; hairs short, sparse, mostly below junction of blade and claw, slightly offset to inner lobes, white. |
Fruits | (13-)18-25 mm, 4.5-5.2 times longer than wide, puberulent. |
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Seeds | winged on 1 margin; seed coat cell surfaces roughened. |
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2n | = 16. |
= 16. |
Delphinium nuttallii subsp. nuttallii |
Delphinium sutherlandii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–early summer. | Flowering spring. |
Habitat | Rock outcrops, rocky meadows | Dry meadows, rock outcrops, open conifer woods |
Elevation | 20-300 m (100-1000 ft) | 400-800 m (1300-2600 ft) |
Distribution |
OR; WA |
ID; MT; WA; BC |
Source | FNA vol. 3. | FNA vol. 3. |
Parent taxa | Ranunculaceae > Delphinium > sect. Diedropetala > subsect. Grumosa > Delphinium nuttallii | Ranunculaceae > Delphinium > sect. Diedropetala > subsect. Grumosa |
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Name authority | unknown | M. J. Warnock: Phytologia 78: 97. (1995) |
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