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Delphinium carolinianum subsp. vimineum (D.Don) M.J.Warnock

Carolina larkspur (en)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Delphinium > Delphinium carolinianum

Characteristics

Roots usually with elongate single central axis, axis ± vertical, terminal branches (if present) sometimes approaching horizontal. Stems 20-60(-100) cm. Leaves usually basal and cauline at anthesis; distalmost petioles more than 5 mm. Leaf blade distinctly 3-parted; ultimate lobes of midcauline leaf blades 3-9, width 3-10 mm. Flowers: sepals various shades of blue to white. 2 n = 16, 32.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Delphinium carolinianum subsp. vimineum world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:919833-1
WFO ID wfo-0000639862
COL ID 5GTX9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Delphinastrum vimineum Delphinium vimineum Delphinium carolinianum subsp. vimineum Delphinium virescens var. vimineum Delphinium azureum var. vimineum
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