Delphinium umbraculorum |
Delphinium sutherlandii |
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umbrella larkspur |
Sutherland's larkspur |
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Stems | 40-70(-90) cm; base often reddish, glabrous or puberulent. |
(15-)30-70 cm; base often reddish, glabrous. |
Leaves | blade round to pentagonal, 1.5-4 × 2-6 cm, nearly glabrous; ultimate lobes 3-13, width 3-20 mm (basal), 1-8 mm (cauline). |
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. |
Inflorescences | (5-)10-25(-45)-flowered, open, narrowly pyramidal; pedicel 0.5-3(-7) cm, glabrous to puberulent; bracteoles 3-7 mm from flowers, green, linear, 3-6 mm, puberulent. |
(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. |
Flowers | sepals dark blue, puberulent, lateral sepals spreading, 9-16 × 4-7 mm, spurs gently upcurved, ascending 30-45° above horizontal, 8-14 mm; lower petal blades elevated, exposing stamens, 3.5-6 mm, clefts 0.5-1.5 mm; hairs densest near junction of blade and claw above base of cleft, centered or on inner lobes, white. |
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 | 9-16(-19) mm, 2.5-3(-4) times longer than wide, puberulent. |
(13-)18-25 mm, 4.5-5.2 times longer than wide, puberulent. |
Seeds | seed coat cells brick-shaped, cell margins straight, surfaces smooth. |
winged on 1 margin; seed coat cell surfaces roughened. |
2n | = 16. |
= 16. |
Delphinium umbraculorum |
Delphinium sutherlandii |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–early summer. | Flowering spring. |
Habitat | Slopes in oak forests | Dry meadows, rock outcrops, open conifer woods |
Elevation | 400-1600 m (1300-5200 ft) | 400-800 m (1300-2600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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ID; MT; WA; BC |
Discussion | Delphinium umbraculorum is most often confused with D. patens subsp. hepaticoideum; refer to discussion of that taxon for distinguishing features. Hybrids occur with D. parryi and D. patens subsp. montanum. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 3. | FNA vol. 3. |
Parent taxa | Ranunculaceae > Delphinium > sect. Diedropetala > subsect. Subscaposa | Ranunculaceae > Delphinium > sect. Diedropetala > subsect. Grumosa |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | H. F. Lewis & Epling: Brittonia 8: 19. (1954) | M. J. Warnock: Phytologia 78: 97. (1995) |
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