Delphinium alabamicum Kral

Alabama larkspur (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Delphinium

Characteristics

Stems (45-)60-90(-130) cm; base reddish, pubescent. Leaves mostly basal; basal leaves 2-6 at anthesis; cauline leaves 1-4 at anthesis; petiole 0.5-22 cm. Leaf blade reniform to semicircular, 2-11 × 3-19 cm, nearly glabrous; ultimate lobes 3-35, width 3-8 mm (basal), 0.5-3 mm (cauline), widest at middle or in proximal 1/2. Inflorescences 5-27-flowered; pedicel 1-5 cm, puberulent; bracteoles 3-12 mm from flowers, green, linear, 2-8 mm, puberulent. Flowers: sepals royal blue, ± drab, often partly fading upon drying, puberulent, lateral sepals spreading, 12-20 × 5-10 mm, spurs straight, horizontal to slightly ascending, (13-)15-16.5(-19) mm; lower petal blades ± covering reproductive parts, 4-10 mm, clefts 3-5 mm; hairs centered between claw and base of cleft, covering most of adaxial surface, white. Fruits 11-18 mm, 2.5-3 times longer than wide, sparsely puberulent. Seeds unwinged; surface of each seed coat cell with with swollen, blunt, hairlike structures, barely visible at 20× otherwise smooth. 2 n = 16.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.9
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Flower color
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment stratification
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Images

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Distribution

Delphinium alabamicum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:275686-2
WFO ID wfo-0000639674
COL ID 34J23
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Delphinium alabamicum