Consolida tenuissima

(Sibthorp & Smith) Soó

Oesterr. Bot. Z. 71: 241. 1922.

Introduced
Basionym: Delphinium tenuissimum Sibthorp & Smith Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 370. 1806
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems 1-5 dm, pubescent. Leaves 5-26. Leaf-blade semicircular, 9-28-lobed, 1-3 cm wide, ± pubescent, lobes less than 2 mm wide. Inflorescences 7-45-flowered or more, with 3 or more branches; bracts simple; pedicels ascending, 1-4 cm, pubescent; bracteoles 5-22 mm from flower, lanceolate to linear, 2.5-6 mm, pubescent. Flowers: sepals violet to dark blue, ± puberulent, lower sepal 5-7 × 2-3.5 mm, lateral sepals 5-8 × 3-5 mm, spur 7-10 mm; petals blue to white, lateral lobes 3-5 mm, terminal lobes 4-6 × 2-3 mm, sinus 0.2-0.6 mm. Follicles 5-8 mm, nearly glabrous.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Waste places, roadsides, and railroads
Elevation: 80-500 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Mo., native to Europe (Greece)

Discussion

Consolida tenuissima is uncommon in cultivation.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

... more about "Consolida tenuissima"
Michael J. Warnock +
(Sibthorp & Smith) Soó +
cuneate +, truncate +  and cordate +
expanded +
Delphinium tenuissimum +
straight +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
lanceolate +  and linear +
globose;cylindric +
Mo. +  and native to Europe (Greece) +
80-500 m +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Waste places, roadsides, and railroads +
axillary +  and terminal +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
lanceolate +  and elliptic +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
compound +  and simple +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
palmate +  and pinnate +
incised;toothed;incised;toothed;entire +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
blue +  and white +
conspicuous +
spurred +, funnel--shaped +, cup-shaped +  and plane +
reduced +
Flowering summer. +
Oesterr. Bot. Z. +
3-45(-75)-flowered +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
not arillate +  and stalked +
dark-brown +  and black +
obpyramidal +  and 3-angled +
violet;dark blue +
not persistent +
distinct +
3 +  and 6 +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
Introduced +
1-2-lobed +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
persistent +
Consolida tenuissima +
Consolida +
species +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
herbaceous +  and woody +