Delphinium patens subsp. patens

Endemic
Synonyms: Delphinium decorum var. patens (Bentham) A. Gray
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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Leaves: basal leaves usually present at anthesis; basal and proximal cauline leaf-blades usually cleft more than 4/5 radius of blade. Leaf-blade: ultimate lobes 3-5, width usually less than 15 mm. Inflorescences: pedicel usually glabrous. Flowers: lateral sepals 9-20 mm, spurs 10-15 mm; lower petal blades 4-6 mm; hairs asymmetrically distributed. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Grasslands, open woods
Elevation: 80-1100 m

Discussion

Delphinium patens subsp. patens hybridizes with D. decorum (see discussion under D. decorum), D. nudicaule, and D. variegatum. Plants of D. patens subsp. patens have been confused with D. decorum, D. gracilentum, and D. nuttallianum. See discussions under those species for distinguishing features.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Michael J. Warnock +
Bentham +
usually larger +
glabrous +  and puberulent +
narrowed +
expanded +
Delphinium sect. Grumosa +
straight +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
smaller +
subopposite-subalternate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
blue +  and green +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
glabrous +  and glandular +
minute +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
globose;cylindric +
roughened +  and smooth +
elongate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
80-1100 m +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br />) +
sessile +  and aggregate +
curved-cylindric +
Grasslands, open woods +
distributed +
4-25(-36)-flowered +
axillary +  and terminal +
yellow +  and white +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
less ovate +  and elliptic +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
round +  and pentagonal +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
cauline +  and basal +
reduced +
lacerate;crenate +
clawed +, 2-lobed +, ovate +  and plane +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
palmate +  and pinnate +
incised;toothed;incised;toothed;entire +
smaller +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
distinct +
conspicuous +
spurred +, funnel--shaped +, cup-shaped +  and plane +
reduced +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Flowering spring. +
Pl. Hartw., +
2-100-flowered +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
cormlike +  and fascicled +
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (16 cm160 mm <br />0.16 m <br />) +
tuberlike +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
succulent +, fleshy +  and fibrous +
dark-brown +  and black +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br />) +
obpyramidal +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
not persistent +
distinct +
3 +  and 6 +
not +  and veined +
straight +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
persistent +
Delphinium decorum var. patens +
Delphinium patens subsp. patens +
Delphinium patens +
subspecies +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
wedge--shaped +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
herbaceous +  and woody +