Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens (Nutt.) R.E.Brooks

Carolina larkspur (en)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Delphinium > Delphinium carolinianum

Characteristics

Roots without elongate central axis; fascicles 2-8, ± horizontal. Stems 50-80 cm. Leaves mostly cauline at anthesis; distalmost petioles more than 5 mm. Leaf blade with 5 or more major divisions; ultimate lobes of midcauline leaf blades 5-15, width 2-6 mm. Flowers: sepals white to very pale blue. 2 n = 16.
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
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified)
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. virescens world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77325-2
WFO ID wfo-0000639863
COL ID 7JNZR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Plectrornis virescens Delphinastrum virescens Delphinium virescens Delphinium albescens Delphinium camporum Delphinium penardii Plectrornis albescens Delphinium macroseratilis Delphinium azureum var. virescens Delphinium camporum var. macroseratilis Delphinium camporum var. penardii Delphinium carolinianum subsp. penardii Delphinium carolinianum var. penardii Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens Delphinium virescens var. camporum Delphinium virescens subsp. macroceratilis Delphinium virescens var. macroceratilis Delphinium virescens var. penardii Delphinium virescens subsp. penardii