Delphinium humilius (W.T.Wang) W.T.Wang

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Delphinium

Characteristics

Stem 20--28 cm tall, appressed puberulent, simple or 1-or 2-branched. Leaf blade 4--7 cm wide, base cordate; primary lobes separate for at least 75% of blade radius; central lobe rhombic or narrowly so, 3-lobulate, distally few dentate, apex acute; ultimate lobules linear to narrowly lanceolate; proximal leaves withered. Raceme 3.5--8 cm, 3--6-flowered, densely appressed puberulent and yellow glandular puberulent; proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones linear. Pedicels 1.5--4.2 cm; bracteoles distal, linear, 0.8--1.4 cm. Sepals purple-blue, abaxially pubescent; spur cylindric, 1.5--1.8 cm, slightly recurved, base 3--3.5 mm in diam.; other sepals 1.5--1.7 cm. Petals 2-lobed, glabrous. Staminode limb obovate, 2-parted slightly beyond middle, yellow barbate. Filaments glabrous or margin with few hairs. Carpels 4--6; ovaries densely pubescent. Fl. Jul--Aug.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.28
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
Germination luminosity dark
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Distribution

Delphinium humilius world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20002302-1
WFO ID wfo-0000640213
COL ID 34JBK
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Synonyms

Delphinium humilius Delphinium pachycentrum var. humilius