familyRanunculaceae
genusDelphinium
sectionDelphinium sect. Diedropetala
subsectionDelphinium subsect. Grumosa
speciesDelphinium menziesii
subspeciesDelphinium menziesii subsp. menziesii

Delphinium menziesii subsp. menziesii

Michael J. Warnock
Common names: Menzies' larkspur
EndemicIllustrated
Synonyms: Delphinium menziesii var. pyramidalis (Ewan) C. L. Hitchcock Delphinium oreganum
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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Illustrator: John Myers

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Stems 35-70 cm. Flowers: sepals blue to purple, 13-20 × 5-11 mm; spurs 11-17 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Meadows, open woodlands
Elevation: 0-1000 m

Distribution

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B.C., Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

Delphinium menziesii subsp. menziesii hybridizes with D. trolliifolium and D. nuttallii.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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2n chromosome quantity
16 +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Author
Michael J. Warnock +
Authority
de Candolle +
Basal leaf quantity
0;4 +
Basal leaf size
usually larger +
Basal petiole orientation
spreading +
Base coloration
reddish +
Base fixation
attached +
Base pubescence
puberulent +
Base shape
narrowed +
Base size
expanded +
Basionyms
Delphinium sect. Grumosa +
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 />) +
Blade shape
lobing +
Bract quantity
fewer +
Bract shape
lobed +
Bract size
smaller +
Bracteole architecture
sepaloid +
Bracteole arrangement
subopposite-subalternate +
Bracteole arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Bracteole atypical some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Bracteole coloration
green +  and blue +
Bracteole location
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Bracteole pubescence
puberulent +
Bracteole some measurement
4mm;6mm +
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 atypical quantity
7 (10) +
Cauline leaf quantity
3 (7) +
Cauline petiole orientation
ascending +
Cell margin course
straight +
Cell relief
roughened +  and smooth +
Cell shape
elongate +
Cell surface architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Cleft some measurement
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Common name
Menzies' larkspur +
Distribution
B.C. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
Elevation
0-1000 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
2;6 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit l w ratio
3.5-4 +
Fruit orientation
spreading +
Fruit pubescence
puberulent +
Fruit quantity
5 +
Fruit some measurement
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Fruits follicle architecture
sessile +  and aggregate +
Fruits follicle shape
curved-cylindric +
Habitat
Meadows, open woodlands +
Hair coloration
blue;white +
Hair count or density
sparse +
Hair position
centered +
Hair shape
blunt +  and swollen +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence architecture
3-15(-43)-flowered +
Inflorescence l w ratio
3 +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and terminal +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence shape
pyramidal +
Lateral sepal condition
drying +
Lateral sepal orientation
spreading +
Lateral sepal pubescence
puberulent +
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 />) +
Leaf-blade architecture
compound +
Leaf-blade architecture or shape
undivided +
Leaf-blade length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Leaf-blade pubescence
puberulent +
Leaf-blade shape
round +
Leaf-blade width
3cm;9cm +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Leaf size
reduced +
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
palmate +  and pinnate +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin shape
incised;toothed;incised;toothed;entire +
Midpedicel angle degree
30+° +
Nectary presence
absent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other size
smaller +
Ovule quantity
8;20 +
Pedicel atypical some measurement
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Pedicel orientation
spreading +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
puberulent +
Pedicel some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal blade some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 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 height or length or size
shorter +
Petiole presence
absent +
Petiole some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering spring. +
Pistil architecture
simple +
Pistil atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Pistil quantity
3 +
Publication title
Syst. Nat. +
Publication year
1817 +
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 quantity
lacking +
Ridge shape
wavy +
Root architecture
cormlike +  and fascicled +
Root architecture or arrangement
fasciculate +
Root atypical some measurement
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (16 cm160 mm <br />0.16 m <br />) +
Root fragility
brittle +
Root shape
tuberlike +
Root some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Root texture
succulent +, fleshy +  and fibrous +
Seed architecture
wing-margined +
Seed coloration
dark-brown +  and black +
Seed length
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br />) +
Seed pubescence or relief
rough +
Seed quantity
1;many +
Seed relief
ringed +
Seed shape
obpyramidal +
Seed width
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Sepal architecture
petaloid +
Sepal architecture or shape
spurred +
Sepal arrangement
imbricate +
Sepal atypical length
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Sepal atypical quantity
6 (20) +
Sepal coloration
blue;purple +
Sepal duration
not persistent +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal length
? (?) +
Sepal quantity
3 +  and 6 +
Sepal width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Side architecture
not +  and veined +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
Spur course
straight +
Spur orientation
ascending +
Spur some measurement
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Stamen fusion
distinct +
Stamen quantity
25;40 +
Staminode presence
absent +
Stem architecture
unbranched +
Stem atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Stem atypical some measurement
70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br /> (85 cm850 mm <br />0.85 m <br />) +
Stem quantity
1 +
Stem some measurement
35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br /> (70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br />) +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style duration
persistent +
Style presence
absent +
Synonyms
Delphinium menziesii var. pyramidalis +  and Delphinium oreganum +
Taxon family
Ranunculaceae +
Taxon name
Delphinium menziesii subsp. menziesii +
Taxon parent
Delphinium menziesii +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Ultimate lobe quantity
5 (18) +
Ultimate lobe some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 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
2 (10) +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism position
low +
Whole organism texture
herbaceous +  and woody +
X chromosome quantity
8 +