Delphinium purpusii |
Delphinium andesicola |
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Kern County larkspur, Purpus' larkspur, rose-color larkspur, rose-flower larkspur |
Chiricahua Mountain larkspur |
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Stems | (30-)50-80(-120) cm; base reddish or not, nearly glabrous. |
60-200 +cm; base reddish or not, glabrous, glaucous. |
Leaves | blade round, 1.5-6 × 2-10 cm, ± puberulent; ultimate lobes 0-5, width 5-30(-50) mm (basal), 5-20(-40) mm (cauline). |
blade cordate to semicircular, 5-8 × 5-12 cm, nearly glabrous; ultimate lobes 5-16, width 3-20 mm, tips gradually tapered to mucronate apex; midcauline leaf lobes more than 3 times longer than wide. |
Inflorescences | (8-)12-20(-32)-flowered, ± cylindric; pedicel ± ascending, (0.5-)1-4(-5) cm, glandular-puberulent; bracteoles 1-6 mm from flowers, green to magenta, linear, 2-4 mm, glandular-puberulent. |
20-80-flowered; pedicel 1-2(-3) cm, puberulent; bracteoles 1-3 mm from flowers, green to brown, linear-lanceolate, 3-6 mm, puberulent. |
Flowers | sepals magenta to rose, nearly glabrous, lateral sepals reflexed, 10-16 × 3-7 mm, spurs straight, 30-45° above horizontal, (10-)14-19 mm; lower petal blades nearly coplanar with claws, exposing stamens, 3-4 mm, clefts 0.5-1.5 mm; hairs sparse, scattered, white. |
sepals purple, puberulent, lateral sepals spreading, 9-12 × 5-7 mm, spurs ascending ca. 45°, curved downward apically, purple, 10-13 mm, blunt tipped; lower petal blades ± covering stamens, 4-6 mm, clefts 1.5-2.5 mm; hairs centered, densest on inner lobes near base of cleft, white. |
Fruits | (11-)18-29 mm, 4-4.5 times longer than wide, glabrous. |
12-15 mm, 3.5-4 times longer than wide, sparsely puberulent. |
Seeds | seed coats with small wavy ridges, cells brick-shaped, cell margins undulate, surfaces smooth. |
unwinged; seed coat cells elongate, surfaces pustulate. |
2n | = 16. |
= 16. |
Delphinium purpusii |
Delphinium andesicola |
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Phenology | Flowering spring. | Flowering summer–early fall. |
Habitat | Talus, cliffs, on and near large boulders | Meadows and coniferous woods |
Elevation | 300-1300 m (1000-4300 ft) | 2200-3200 m (7200-10500 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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AZ |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. Delphinium purpusii is not likely to be confused with any other Delphinium in North America. Hybrids with Delphinium hansenii subsp. kernense are known to occur. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Delphinium andesicola, the westernmost representative of the southern Cordilleran complex, is found in the Chiricahua, Huachuca, Graham, and White mountains. Hybrids with Delphinium scopulorum are known. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 3. | FNA vol. 3. |
Parent taxa | Ranunculaceae > Delphinium > sect. Diedropetala > subsect. Subscaposa | Ranunculaceae > Delphinium > sect. Diedropetala > subsect. Exaltata |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | D. andesicola subsp. amplum | |
Name authority | Brandegee: Bot. Gaz. 27: 444. (1899) | Ewan: J. Washington Acad. Sci. 29: 476. (1939) |
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