Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens

(Nuttall) R. E. Brooks

Phytologia 60: 8. 1982.

Common names: Plains larkspur white larkspur Penard's larkspur
EndemicWeedy
Basionym: Delphinium virescens Nuttall Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 14. 1818
Synonyms: Delphinium virescens var. macroseratilis (Rydberg) Cory Delphinium virescens var. penardii (Huth) L. M. Perry
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Roots without elongate central axis; fascicles 2-8, ± horizontal. Stems 50-80 cm. Leaves mostly cauline at anthesis; distalmost petioles more than 5 mm. Leaf-blade with 5 or more major divisions; ultimate lobes of midcauline leaf-blades 5-15, width 2-6 mm. Flowers: sepals white to very pale blue. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering late winter–early summer.
Habitat: Prairies, sandy, loamy, or clay soils
Elevation: 250-2000 m

Distribution

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Man., Colo., Iowa, Kans., Minn., Mo., Nebr., N.Dak., Okla., S.Dak., Tex., Wis.

Discussion

Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens is known to hybridize with D. madrense and with D. wootonii.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Michael J. Warnock +
(Nuttall) R. E. Brooks +
usually larger +
not +  and reddish +
not narrowed +
expanded +
Delphinium virescens +
straight +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
smaller +
subopposite-subalternate +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
blue +  and green +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
nearly glabrous +  and glandular +
minute +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
globose;cylindric +
multicellular +
straight +
brick--shaped +  and wavy +
Plains larkspur +, white larkspur +  and Penard's larkspur +
Man. +, Colo. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.Dak. +, Okla. +, S.Dak. +, Tex. +  and Wis. +
250-2000 m +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
1.85 cm18.5 mm <br />0.0185 m <br /> (2.7 cm27 mm <br />0.027 m <br />) +
glabrous +  and puberulent +
1.25 cm12.5 mm <br />0.0125 m <br /> (1.85 cm18.5 mm <br />0.0185 m <br />) +
sessile +  and aggregate +
curved-cylindric +
Prairies, sandy, loamy, or clay soils +
yellow;blue;white +
(3-)8-27(-94)-flowered +
axillary +  and terminal +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
less ovate +  and elliptic +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
2cm +  and 12cm +
round +  and pentagonal +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
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 />) +
multicellular +
brick--shaped;wavy +
smaller +
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (5.7 cm57 mm <br />0.057 m <br />) +
appressed-ascending +
nearly glabrous +  and glandular +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
distinct +
conspicuous +
spurred +, funnel--shaped +, cup-shaped +  and plane +
reduced +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (14 cm140 mm <br />0.14 m <br />) +
Flowering late winter–early summer. +
2-100-flowered +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
multicellular +
straight +
brick--shaped +  and wavy +
2-8-branched +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
fusiform +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
not wing-margined +
dark-brown +  and black +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
not ringed +
crescent-shaped +  and obpyramidal +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
pale blue;white +
not persistent +
distinct +
3 +  and 6 +
not +  and veined +
Endemic +  and Weedy +
ascending +  and upcurved +
90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br /> (150 cm1,500 mm <br />1.5 m <br />) +
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
persistent +
smooth;pustulate +
Delphinium virescens var. macroseratilis +  and Delphinium virescens var. penardii +
Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens +
Delphinium carolinianum +
subspecies +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
herbaceous +  and woody +