Delphinium parishii subsp. pallidum

(Munz) M. J. Warnock

Phytologia 68: 2. 1990.

Common names: Pale-flowered Parish's larkspur
Endemic
Basionym: Delphinium parishii var. pallidum Munz Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 31: 61. 1932
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Stems (27-) 40-60 (-95) cm. Leaves primarily on proximal 1/3 of stem; ultimate lobes 3-7, abruptly smaller with narrower lobes on distal portion of stem. Inflorescences: pedicel usually less than 15 mm, 4-17 mm apart. Flowers: sepals white to pink or blue, spreading to erect, lateral sepals 6-11 × 2-4 mm, spurs 7-13 mm; lower petal blades 3-4 mm. Fruits 11-14 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Artemisia scrub, open pine woods, chaparral
Elevation: 900-1900 m

Discussion

Nowhere common, Delphinium parishii subsp. pallidum may be in danger of significant population reductions because of human encroachment.

Delphinium parishii subsp. pallidum hybridizes with D. parryi subsp. purpureum. It is frequently confused with D. inopinum. Most of the data attributed to D. inopinum in the paper by H. Lewis and C. Epling (1954) pertain to D. parishii subsp. pallidum. Refer to discussion under D. inopinum for features used to distinguish these two taxa. Plants of D. parishii subsp. pallidum might be confused with D. gypsophilum subsp. parviflorum. Distinguishing characteristics are found in discussion of that taxon.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"entire" is not a number."thin" is not a number.

Michael J. Warnock +
(Munz) M. J. Warnock +
usually larger +
not +  and reddish +
glabrous +  and puberulent +
narrowed +
expanded +
Delphinium parishii var. pallidum +
straight +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
smaller +
subopposite-subalternate +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
glabrous +  and puberulent +
minute +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
globose;cylindric +
brick--shaped +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Pale-flowered Parish's larkspur +
900-1900 m +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
cylindric +  and narrowly pyramidal +
glabrous +  and puberulent +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
sessile +  and aggregate +
curved-cylindric +
Artemisia scrub, open pine woods, chaparral +
(6-)10-40(-74)-flowered +
axillary +  and terminal +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
spreading +  and reflexed +
less ovate +  and elliptic +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
glabrous +  and puberulent +
mostly +  and scattered +
cauline +  and basal +
largest +
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 +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (4.8 cm48 mm <br />0.048 m <br />) +
ascending-spreading +
glabrous +  and puberulent +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
white +  and pink +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
distinct +
conspicuous +
spurred +, funnel--shaped +, cup-shaped +  and plane +
reduced +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
Flowering spring–early summer. +
2-100-flowered +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
twisted +  and 3-8(-12)-branched +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
tuberlike +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
brick--shaped +
wing-margined +
dark-brown +  and black +
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br />) +
not ringed +
rectangular +  and crescent-shaped +
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
thread-like +
white;pink or blue +
not persistent +
distinct +
spreading +  and erect +
3 +  and 6 +
not +  and veined +
ascending +  and decurved +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br /> (95 cm950 mm <br />0.95 m <br />) +
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
persistent +
Delphinium parishii subsp. pallidum +
Delphinium parishii +
subspecies +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
herbaceous +  and woody +