familyRanunculaceae
genusDelphinium
sectionDelphinium sect. Diedropetala
subsectionDelphinium subsect. Virescens
speciesDelphinium madrense

Delphinium madrense

S. Watson

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 141. 1890.

Michael J. Warnock
Common names: Sierra Madre larkspur Edwards' Plateau larkspur
Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: John Myers

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Stems 30-80 (-100) cm; base often reddish, puberulent. Leaves cauline and basal; basal leaves 0-8 at anthesis; cauline leaves 3-11 at anthesis; petiole 1-15 (-25) cm. Leaf-blade semicircular to cordate, 2-8 × 2-10 cm, nearly glabrous; ultimate lobes 3-12, width 3-10 mm (basal), 2-6 mm (cauline). Inflorescences 5-75 (-98) -flowered; pedicel 1-2.5 (-5) cm, puberulent; bracteoles 2-4 (-8) mm from flowers, green, lanceolate-linear, 3-5 mm, puberulent. Flowers: sepals dark blue to light blue, puberulent, lateral sepals spreading, 9-15 × 5-7 mm, spurs straight, ascending ca. 45 (-90) °, 10-15 (-19) mm; lower petal blades elevated, exposing stamens, 4-7 mm, clefts 2-4 mm; hairs centered, densest on inner lobes near base of cleft, white. Fruits 15-21 mm, 3.5-4.5 times longer than wide, nearly glabrous. Seeds: seed-coat cells with surfaces pustulate.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Calcareous slopes, oak woods or desert scrub
Elevation: 300-2100 m

Distribution

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Tex., Mexico (Coahuila), Mexico (Nuevo León), Mexico (and Tamaulipas)

Discussion

Delphinium madrense hybridizes with D. carolinianum subspp. vimineum and virescens.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Author
Michael J. Warnock +
Authority
S. Watson +
Basal leaf quantity
0;8 +
Basal leaf shape
rounded +
Basal leaf size
usually larger +
Basal petiole orientation
spreading +
Base coloration
reddish +
Base fixation
attached +
Base pubescence
puberulent +
Base shape
not narrowed +
Base size
expanded +
Beak course
straight +
Beak position or structure subtype
terminal +
Beak some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Bract quantity
fewer +
Bract shape
lobed +
Bract size
smaller +
Bracteole architecture
sepaloid +
Bracteole arrangement
subopposite-subalternate +
Bracteole atypical some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Bracteole coloration
green +
Bracteole location
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Bracteole pubescence
puberulent +
Bracteole shape
lanceolate-linear +
Bracteole some measurement
3mm;5mm +
Bud size
minute +
Bud some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
Capsule arrangement
aggregated +
Capsule shape
globose;cylindric +
Cauline leaf arrangement
alternate +
Cauline leaf quantity
3 (11) +
Cauline petiole orientation
ascending +
Cell architecture
multicellular +
Cell course
straight +
Cell dehiscence or orientation
transverse +
Cell prominence
prominent +
Cell shape
brick--shaped +  and wavy +
Cleft some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Common name
Sierra Madre larkspur +  and Edwards' Plateau larkspur +
Distribution
Tex. +, Mexico (Coahuila) +, Mexico (Nuevo León) +  and Mexico (and Tamaulipas) +
Elevation
300-2100 m +
Embryo size
small +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Flower architecture
sessile +  and pedicellate +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower prominence
showy +  and inconspicuous +
Flower quantity
3;8 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit l w ratio
3.5-4.5 +
Fruit orientation
erect +
Fruit pubescence
glabrous +
Fruit quantity
5 +
Fruit some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.1 cm21 mm <br />0.021 m <br />) +
Fruits follicle architecture
sessile +  and aggregate +
Fruits follicle shape
curved-cylindric +
Habitat
Calcareous slopes, oak woods or desert scrub +
Hair coloration
white +
Hair density
densest +
Hair position
centered +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence architecture
5-75(-98)-flowered +
Inflorescence density
dense +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and terminal +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence shape
cylindric +
Lateral sepal length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Lateral sepal orientation
spreading +
Lateral sepal quantity
2 +
Lateral sepal shape
less ovate +  and elliptic +
Lateral sepal some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Lateral sepal width
5mm;7mm +
Leaf-blade architecture
compound +
Leaf-blade architecture or shape
undivided +
Leaf-blade length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Leaf-blade pubescence
glabrous +
Leaf-blade shape
semicircular +  and cordate +
Leaf-blade width
2cm;10cm +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Leaf position
basal +  and cauline +
Leaf size
largest +
Lobe shape
lacerate;crenate +
Lower petal quantity
2 +
Lower petal shape
clawed +, 2-lobed +, ovate +  and plane +
Lower petal some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Lower sepal quantity
2 +
Margin architecture
multicellular +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin course
straight +
Margin dehiscence or orientation
transverse +
Margin prominence
prominent +
Margin shape
brick--shaped;wavy +
Nectary presence
absent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other size
smaller +
Ovule quantity
8;20 +
Pedicel atypical some measurement
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Pedicel orientation
appressed-ascending +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
puberulent +
Pedicel some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal blade prominence
elevated +
Petal blade some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal prominence
conspicuous +
Petal quantity
0;26 +
Petal shape
spurred +, funnel--shaped +, cup-shaped +  and plane +
Petal size
reduced +
Petiole architecture or shape
sheathing +
Petiole atypical some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Petiole height or length or size
shorter +
Petiole presence
absent +
Petiole some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering spring–early summer. +
Pistil architecture
simple +
Pistil atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Pistil quantity
3 +
Publication title
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
Publication year
1890 +
Raceme architecture
2-100-flowered +
Raceme some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Reference
None +
Ridge architecture
multicellular +
Ridge course
straight +
Ridge dehiscence or orientation
transverse +
Ridge prominence
prominent +
Ridge shape
brick--shaped +  and wavy +
Root architecture
2-8-branched +
Root architecture or arrangement
fascicled +
Root atypical some measurement
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Root shape
fusiform +
Root some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Root texture
fleshy +
Seed architecture
not wing-margined +
Seed coloration
dark-brown +  and black +
Seed length
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Seed pubescence or relief
rough +
Seed quantity
1;many +
Seed relief
not ringed +
Seed shape
crescent-shaped +  and obpyramidal +
Seed width
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
Sepal architecture
petaloid +
Sepal architecture or shape
spurred +
Sepal arrangement
imbricate +
Sepal atypical quantity
6 (20) +
Sepal coloration
dark blue;light blue +
Sepal duration
not persistent +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal pubescence
puberulent +
Sepal quantity
3 +  and 6 +
Side architecture
not +  and veined +
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Special status
Illustrated +
Spur atypical some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
Spur course
straight +
Spur orientation
ascending +
Spur some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Stamen fusion
distinct +
Stamen quantity
25;40 +
Staminode presence
absent +
Stem architecture
unbranched +
Stem atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Stem atypical some measurement
80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
Stem quantity
1 +
Stem some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style duration
persistent +
Style presence
absent +
Surface relief
pustulate +
Taxon family
Ranunculaceae +
Taxon name
Delphinium madrense +
Taxon parent
Delphinium subsect. Virescens +
Taxon rank
species +
Ultimate lobe quantity
3 (12) +
Ultimate lobe some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Ultimate lobe width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Upper petal architecture or shape
spurred +
Upper petal quantity
2 +
Upper sepal architecture or shape
spurred +
Upper sepal quantity
1 +
Upper sepal some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
Volume
Volume 3 +
Week quantity
4 (16) +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism position
low +
Whole organism texture
herbaceous +  and woody +
Wider lobe quantity
fewer +
X chromosome quantity
8 +