familyRanunculaceae
genusDelphinium
sectionDelphinium sect. Diedropetala
subsectionDelphinium subsect. Echinata
speciesDelphinium variegatum
subspeciesDelphinium variegatum subsp. thornei

Delphinium variegatum subsp. thornei

Munz

Aliso 7: 70. 1969.

Michael J. Warnock
Common names: Thorne's larkspur Thorne's royal larkspur
Conservation concernEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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Stem: base sparsely long-pubescent. Inflorescences usually with fewer than 16 flowers per branch. Flowers: sepals bright blue to light blue, lateral sepals 17-21 mm; lower petal blades 6-11 mm.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Grassland, oak woods
Elevation: 0-500 m

Distribution

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Calif.

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Delphinium variegatum subsp. thornei has an extremely restricted distribution, is very poorly known, and is imperiled by grazing. Delphinium parryi and D. variegatum subsp. kinkiense are the only other taxa of Delphinium naturally found on San Clemente Island.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thin" is not a number.

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Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Author
Michael J. Warnock +
Authority
Munz +
Basal leaf quantity
0;6 +
Basal leaf size
usually larger +
Basal petiole orientation
spreading +
Base coloration
not +  and reddish +
Base fixation
attached +
Base pubescence
long-pubescent +
Base shape
ridged +
Base size
expanded +
Basionyms
Delphinium series +
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 atypical some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br />) +
Bracteole coloration
green +
Bracteole location
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Bracteole pubescence
puberulent +
Bracteole shape
linear-lanceolate +
Bracteole some measurement
3mm;8mm +
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 quantity
1 (6) +
Cauline petiole orientation
ascending +
Cell margin course
straight +
Cell margin shape
undulate +
Cell shape
brick--shaped +
Cleft some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Common name
Thorne's larkspur +  and Thorne's royal larkspur +
Distribution
Calif. +
Elevation
0-500 m +
Embryo size
small +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Eye architecture
less smooth;naked +
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
0;16 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit l w ratio
2.2-3.8 +
Fruit orientation
erect +
Fruit pubescence
puberulent +
Fruit quantity
5 +
Fruit some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
Fruits follicle architecture
sessile +  and aggregate +
Fruits follicle shape
curved-cylindric +
Habitat
Grassland, oak woods +
Hair arrangement
scattered +
Hair coloration
yellow;white +
Hair count or density
sparse +
Hair position
centered +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence architecture
open +  and (4-)6-17(-20)-flowered +
Inflorescence density
dense +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and terminal +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence shape
cylindric +
Lateral sepal atypical length
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Lateral sepal length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Lateral sepal orientation
spreading +
Lateral sepal quantity
2 +
Lateral sepal shape
less ovate +  and elliptic +
Lateral sepal some measurement
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (2.1 cm21 mm <br />0.021 m <br />) +
Lateral sepal width
6mm;10mm +
Leaf-blade architecture
compound +
Leaf-blade architecture or shape
undivided +
Leaf-blade length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Leaf-blade pubescence
pubescent +
Leaf-blade shape
round +  and pentagonal +
Leaf-blade width
2cm;6cm +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Leaf blade shape
Rounded (?) +
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 shape
undulate +
Midpedicel angle degree
30+° +
Nectary presence
absent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other size
smaller +
Ovule quantity
8;20 +
Pedicel atypical some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Pedicel orientation
ascending +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
puberulent +
Pedicel some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal blade prominence
elevated +
Petal blade some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 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 pubescence
long-pubescent +
Petiole some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering spring. +
Pistil architecture
simple +
Pistil atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Pistil quantity
3 +
Publication title
Aliso +
Publication year
1969 +
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 shape
wavy +
Root architecture
3-9(-20)-branched +
Root architecture or arrangement
fascicled +
Root atypical some measurement
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Root shape
tuberlike +
Root some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Root texture
succulent +, dry +  and fleshy +
Seed architecture
not echinate +
Seed coloration
dark-brown +  and black +
Seed length
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Seed pubescence or relief
rough +
Seed quantity
1;many +
Seed relief
not ringed +
Seed shape
rectangular +
Seed width
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Segment shape
thread-like +
Segment size
major +
Sepal architecture
petaloid +
Sepal architecture or shape
spurred +
Sepal arrangement
imbricate +
Sepal atypical quantity
6 (20) +
Sepal coloration
bright blue;light blue +
Sepal depth
deep +
Sepal duration
not persistent +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal pubescence
pubescent +
Sepal quantity
3 +  and 6 +
Side architecture
not +  and veined +
Source xml
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Special status
Conservation concern +  and Endemic +
Spur course
straight +
Spur orientation
ascending +
Spur some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
Stamen fusion
distinct +
Stamen quantity
25;40 +
Staminode presence
absent +
Stem architecture
unbranched +
Stem atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Stem atypical some measurement
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
Stem quantity
1 +
Stem some measurement
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style duration
persistent +
Style presence
absent +
Surface relief or texture
roughened +
Taxon family
Ranunculaceae +
Taxon name
Delphinium variegatum subsp. thornei +
Taxon parent
Delphinium variegatum +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Ultimate lobe quantity
3 (15) +
Ultimate lobe some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Ultimate lobe width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 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 />) +
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 +