Delphinium leiophyllum (W.T.Wang) W.T.Wang

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Delphinium

Characteristics

Stem 30--50 cm tall, proximally sparsely yellow glandular puberulent or glabrous, simple. Leaf blade 7--10 cm wide, base cordate; primary lobes separate for less than 60% of blade radius; central lobe rhombic-obovate, 3-lobed, distally incised dentate, apex acute; ultimate lobules ovate; proximal leaves withered. Raceme 11--20 cm, densely 15--20-flowered, yellow glandular puberulent; proximal bracts leaflike, distal ones lanceolate. Pedicels 0.8--5 cm; bracteoles distal, linear-lanceolate, 12--15 mm. Sepals purplish blue, abaxially puberulent; spur cylindric-subulate, 1--1.9 cm, base 3--4 mm in diam.; other sepals 1.1--1.7 cm. Petals 2-lobed, ciliate. Staminode limb narrowly ovate, 2-lobed, ciliolate. Filaments glabrous. Ovaries sparsely puberulent. Fl. Aug--Oct.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
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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 leiophyllum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:908045-1
WFO ID wfo-0000640293
COL ID 34JDS
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Synonyms

Delphinium leiophyllum Delphinium forrestii var. leiophyllum