Delphinium viridescens |
Delphinium glareosum |
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Wenatchee larkspur |
Olympic larkspur, Olympic Mountain larkspur, rockslide larkspur |
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Stems | 90-150 cm; base usually green, glabrous. |
20-40 cm; base reddish or not, glabrous, glaucous. |
Leaves | blade cuneate to semicircular, 2-5 × 3-12 cm, nearly glabrous; ultimate lobes 3-21, width 1-8 mm. |
blade round, 2-4 × 3-7 cm, not succulent, glabrous; ultimate lobes 7-15, width 3-10 mm (basal), 2-7 mm (cauline). |
Inflorescences | 25-80-flowered, dense; pedicel 0.5-2 cm, glandular-pubescent; bracteoles 1-4 mm from flowers, green, lanceolate, 3.5-6 mm, glandular-pubescent. |
5-12-flowered; pedicel 1-5(-10) cm, nearly glabrous to glandular-puberulent; bracteoles 2-10(-20) mm from flowers, green, linear, 3-8 mm, puberulent. |
Flowers | sepals yellowish green, nearly glabrous, lateral sepals forward pointing, 7-9 × 3-4 mm, spurs decurved, 30-45° below horizontal, often hooked apically, 8-11 mm; lower petal blades ± covering stamens, 4-6 mm, clefts 0.5-1.5 mm; hairs centered, mostly near junction of blade and claw, yellow. |
sepals dark blue, nearly glabrous, lateral sepals spreading, 14-22 × 6-10 mm, spurs ± straight, orientation varies from 30° above to 30° below horizontal, 16-20 mm; lower petal blades slightly elevated, ± covering stamens, 6-9 mm, clefts 2-4 mm; hairs local, densest on inner lobes near base of cleft, white to light yellow. |
Fruits | 8-11 mm, 2.5-3 times longer than wide, puberulent. |
12-17 mm, 2.5-3 times longer than wide, glabrous. |
Seeds | ± wing-margined; seed coat cells with surfaces ± roughened. |
± wing-margined; seed coat cells with surfaces smooth. |
Delphinium viridescens |
Delphinium glareosum |
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Phenology | Flowering summer. | Flowering summer. |
Habitat | Wet meadows and streamsides in coniferous forest, heavy clay soils | Steep rocky subalpine to alpine slopes |
Elevation | 500-1000 m (1600-3300 ft) | 1500-2800 m (4900-9200 ft) |
Distribution |
WA
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OR; WA; BC
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Discussion | Of conservation concern. Delphinium viridescens is local in mountains southwest of Wenatchee, Washington. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
See discussion under Delphinium bicolor. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 3. | FNA vol. 3. |
Parent taxa | Ranunculaceae > Delphinium > sect. Diedropetala > subsect. Multiplex | Ranunculaceae > Delphinium > sect. Diedropetala > subsect. Bicoloria |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | D. caprorum | |
Name authority | Leiberg: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 11: 39. (1897) | Greene: Pittonia 3: 257. (1898) |
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