Delphinium multiplex (Ewan) C.L.Hitchc.

Kittitas larkspur (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Delphinium

Characteristics

Stems (40-)80-130(-180) cm; base usually green, glabrous. Leaves mostly on proximal 1/3 of stem, usually absent from proximal 1/5 stem at anthesis; basal leaves 0-4 at anthesis; cauline leaves 10-20 at anthesis; petiole 0.5-15 cm. Leaf blade round on proximal stem, ± cuneate on distal stem, 1.5-9 × 2-14 cm, glabrous; ultimate lobes 3-15, width 15-30 mm (basal), 1-20 mm (cauline). Inflorescences 25-50-flowered, ± dense; pedicel 0.5-2 cm, glandular-puberulent; bracteoles 4-5 mm from flowers, green to blue, lanceolate-linear, 3-7 mm, glandular-puberulent. Flowers: sepals dark blue, puberulent, lateral sepals forward pointing to spreading, 12-15 × 5-7 mm, spurs straight, within 20° of horizontal, 12-16 mm; lower petal blades slightly elevated, exposing stamens, 6-8 mm, clefts 2-3 mm; hairs centered, mostly near base of cleft, white. Fruits 10-15 mm, 3-4 times longer than wide, glandular-puberulent. Seeds narrowly wing-margined; seed coat cells with surfaces somewhat roughened. 2 n = 16.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.3
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Flower color
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Environment

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

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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 multiplex world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77425-2
WFO ID wfo-0000640416
COL ID 6CHDX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Delphinium multiplex Delphinium cyanoreios f. multiplex