familyRanunculaceae
genusDelphinium
sectionDelphinium sect. Diedropetala
subsectionDelphinium subsect. Wislizenana
speciesDelphinium stachydeum

Delphinium stachydeum

(A. Gray) Tidestrom

Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 27: 61. 1914.

Michael J. Warnock
Common names: Umatilla larkspur
EndemicIllustrated
Basionym: Delphinium scopulorum var. stachydeum A. Gray Bot. Gaz. 12: 52. 1887
Synonyms: Delphinium confertiflorum Wooton Delphinium umatillense Ewan
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 (40-) 70-150 (-200) cm; base reddish, puberulent. Leaves mostly on proximal 1/2 stem; basal leaves absent at anthesis; cauline leaves 8-16 at anthesis; petiole 0.5-17 cm. Leaf-blade light green, ± round, 2-8 × 3.5-11 cm, sparsely pubescent; ultimate lobes 7-19, width 1-8 mm, apex tapering to point; veins obscure. Inflorescences (14-) 30-60 (-102) -flowered, dense, cylindric; pedicel spreading, 0.8-2 (-3) cm, puberulent; bracteoles 1-4 mm from flowers, green, linear, 2-7 (-10) mm, puberulent. Flowers: sepals bright blue, puberulent, lateral sepals spreading, 9-13 × 4-7 mm, spurs straight, within 30° above or below horizontal, 11-17 mm; lower petal blades ± covering stamens, 4-8 mm, clefts 0.5-2 mm; hairs sparse, centered, mostly near junction of blade and claw above base of cleft, white. Fruits 10-15 mm, 3.5-4.5 times longer than wide, puberulent. Seeds wing-margined; seed-coat cells with margins straight, surfaces ± roughened.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Swales in Artemisia scrub
Elevation: 1300-3000 m

Distribution

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Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

Populations of Delphinium stachydeum are widely scattered in isolated mountain ranges surrounded by desert or grassland. The species has been reported (visual sightings) from northwestern Utah; no specimens have been seen from there. Hybrids between D. stachydeum and D. glaucum have been reported. Although D. stachydeum has been seen flowering within 30 m of flowering D. depauperatum, no hybrids have been observed.

Delphinium stachydeum may possibly be confused with D. geyeri, from which it may be distinguished by its usually greater plant size, less pubescent foliage, and later flowering date. Delphinium stachydeum also may be confused with D. glaucum; see discussion under that species.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Apex shape
tapering +
Author
Michael J. Warnock +
Authority
(A. Gray) Tidestrom +
Basal leaf presence
absent +
Basal leaf shape
rounded +
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 scopulorum var. stachydeum +
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 arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Bracteole atypical some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Bracteole coloration
green +
Bracteole location
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Bracteole pubescence
puberulent +
Bracteole some measurement
2mm;7mm +
Bud presence
absent +
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
8 (16) +
Cauline petiole orientation
ascending +
Cell height or length or size
short +
Cell margin course
straight +
Cleft some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Common name
Umatilla larkspur +
Distribution
Calif. +, Idaho +, Nev. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
Elevation
1300-3000 m +
Embryo size
small +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Flower architecture
open +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower density
dense +
Flower prominence
showy +  and inconspicuous +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower shape
cylindric-narrow-pyramidal +
Fruit l w ratio
3.5-4.5 +
Fruit orientation
erect +
Fruit pubescence
puberulent +
Fruit quantity
5 +
Fruit some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Fruits follicle architecture
sessile +  and aggregate +
Fruits follicle shape
curved-cylindric +
Habitat
Swales in Artemisia scrub +
Hair coloration
white +
Hair count or density
sparse +
Hair position
centered +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence architecture
(14-)30-60(-102)-flowered +
Inflorescence density
dense +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and terminal +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence quantity
2;9 +
Inflorescence shape
cylindric +
Lateral sepal length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 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
4mm;7mm +
Leaf-blade architecture
compound +
Leaf-blade architecture or shape
undivided +
Leaf-blade coloration
light green +
Leaf-blade length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Leaf-blade pubescence
pubescent +
Leaf-blade shape
round +
Leaf-blade width
3.5cm;11cm +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
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
palmate +  and pinnate +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin course
straight +
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
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Pedicel orientation
spreading +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
puberulent +
Pedicel some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal blade some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 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 /> (17 cm170 mm <br />0.17 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering summer. +
Pistil architecture
simple +
Pistil atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Pistil quantity
3 +
Publication title
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. +
Publication year
1914 +
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 or course
irregular +
Ridge shape
wavy +
Ridge size
small +
Root architecture
3-8-branched +
Root architecture or arrangement
fasciculate +
Root atypical some measurement
24 cm240 mm <br />0.24 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
Root shape
tuberlike +
Root some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (24 cm240 mm <br />0.24 m <br />) +
Root texture
dry +  and fleshy +
Season life cycle
dormant +
Seed architecture
wing-margined +
Seed coloration
dark-brown +  and black +
Seed length
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Seed pubescence or relief
rough +
Seed quantity
1;many +
Seed relief
not ringed +
Seed shape
rectangular +  and crescent-shaped +
Seed width
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Segment prominence
apparent +
Segment shape
thread-like +
Sepal architecture
petaloid +
Sepal architecture or shape
spurred +
Sepal arrangement
imbricate +
Sepal atypical quantity
6 (20) +
Sepal coloration
bright 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
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
Spur course
straight +
Spur degree
below horizontal +  and 30° +
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 (4) +
Stem atypical some measurement
150 cm1,500 mm <br />1.5 m <br /> (200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br />) +
Stem position
proximal +
Stem quantity
1/2 +
Stem some measurement
70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br /> (150 cm1,500 mm <br />1.5 m <br />) +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style duration
persistent +
Style presence
absent +
Surface relief or texture
roughened +
Synonyms
Delphinium confertiflorum +  and Delphinium umatillense +
Taxon family
Ranunculaceae +
Taxon name
Delphinium stachydeum +
Taxon parent
Delphinium subsect. Wislizenana +
Taxon rank
species +
Ultimate lobe quantity
7 (19) +
Ultimate lobe width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 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 />) +
Vein prominence
obscure +
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 +
Wider lobe quantity
fewer +
X chromosome quantity
8 +