Delphinium purpusii Brandegee

Kern county larkspur (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Delphinium

Characteristics

Stems (30-)50-80(-120) cm; base reddish or not, nearly glabrous. Leaves mostly on proximal 1/2 of stem; basal leaves 3-5 at anthesis; cauline leaves 4-12 at anthesis; petiole 3-17 cm. Leaf blade round, 1.5-6 × 2-10 cm, ± puberulent; ultimate lobes 0-5, width 5-30(-50) mm (basal), 5-20(-40) mm (cauline). Inflorescences (8-)12-20(-32)-flowered, ± cylindric; pedicel ± ascending, (0.5-)1-4(-5) cm, glandular-puberulent; bracteoles 1-6 mm from flowers, green to magenta, linear, 2-4 mm, glandular-puberulent. Flowers: sepals magenta to rose, nearly glabrous, lateral sepals reflexed, 10-16 × 3-7 mm, spurs straight, 30-45° above horizontal, (10-)14-19 mm; lower petal blades nearly coplanar with claws, exposing stamens, 3-4 mm, clefts 0.5-1.5 mm; hairs sparse, scattered, white. Fruits (11-)18-29 mm, 4-4.5 times longer than wide, glabrous. Seeds: seed coats with small wavy ridges, cells brick-shaped, cell margins undulate, surfaces smooth. 2 n = 16.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.8
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

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 -
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Cultivation

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

Delphinium purpusii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77481-2
WFO ID wfo-0000640625
COL ID 34JL5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Delphinium purpusii Delphinium roseum