Delphinium purpusii |
Delphinium multiplex |
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Kern County larkspur, Purpus' larkspur, rose-color larkspur, rose-flower larkspur |
Kittitas larkspur |
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Stems | (30-)50-80(-120) cm; base reddish or not, nearly glabrous. |
(40-)80-130(-180) cm; base usually green, glabrous. |
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 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). |
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. |
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. |
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 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 | (11-)18-29 mm, 4-4.5 times longer than wide, glabrous. |
10-15 mm, 3-4 times longer than wide, glandular-puberulent. |
Seeds | seed coats with small wavy ridges, cells brick-shaped, cell margins undulate, surfaces smooth. |
narrowly wing-margined; seed coat cells with surfaces somewhat roughened. |
2n | = 16. |
= 16. |
Delphinium purpusii |
Delphinium multiplex |
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Phenology | Flowering spring. | Flowering late spring–summer. |
Habitat | Talus, cliffs, on and near large boulders | Rocky streambeds |
Elevation | 300-1300 m (1000-4300 ft) | 1500-1800 m (4900-5900 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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WA
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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 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. Subscaposa | Ranunculaceae > Delphinium > sect. Diedropetala > subsect. Multiplex |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | D. cyanoreios | |
Name authority | Brandegee: Bot. Gaz. 27: 444. (1899) | (Ewan) C. L. Hitchcock: in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 2: 357. (1964) |
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