Delphinium wootonii Rydb.

Organ mountain larkspur (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Delphinium

Characteristics

Stems (15-)30-50(-60) cm; base sometimes reddish, pubescent. Leaves mostly on proximal 1/4 of stem at anthesis; basal leaves 0-10 at anthesis; cauline leaves 3-10 at anthesis; petiole 0.5-8(-14) cm. Leaf blade reniform to fan-shaped, 1.5-3 × 2.5-4 cm, puberulent; ultimate lobes 5-24, width 2-6 mm (basal), 1-3 mm (cauline). Inflorescences 15-30(-49)-flowered; pedicel 1-2(-3.6) cm, puberulent; bracteoles 1-5 mm from flowers, green, linear, 1-4(-12) mm, puberulent. Flowers: sepals white to lavender, nearly glabrous, lateral sepals usually reflexed, (6-)8-13 × 3-7 mm, spur straight, ascending 30-80° above horizontal, (8-)13-20(-25) mm; lower petal blades ± elevated, 6-9 mm, cleft 2.5-4.5 mm; hairs centered, densest near base of cleft, white. Fruits (10-)11-20(-24) mm, 3-3.5 times longer than wide, glabrous. Seeds: seed coat cells with surfaces pustulate. 2 n = 16.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
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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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Delphinium wootonii world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77559-2
WFO ID wfo-0000640936
COL ID 34JSP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Delphinium wootonii Delphinium geyeri var. wootonii Delphinium virescens subsp. wootonii Delphinium virescens var. wootonii