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

Delphinium geraniifolium

Rydberg

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 583. 1899.

Michael J. Warnock
Common names: Mogollon larkspur
Endemic
Synonyms: Delphinium tenuisectum subsp. amplibracteatum (Wooton) Ewan
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems 60-100 cm; base reddish, puberulent, midstems pubescent. Leaves mostly on proximal 1/3 of stem; basal leaves (0-) 2-7 at anthesis; cauline leaves 12-20 at anthesis; petiole 1-14 cm. Leaf-blade dark green, at least adaxially, fan-shaped to reniform, 2-5 × 3-7 cm, pubescent, especially abaxially; ultimate lobes 5-15, width 4-15 mm (basal lobes 5-15 mm), apex abruptly tapered, usually mucronate; veins prominent. Inflorescences 20-90-flowered, dense, cylindric; pedicel ascending to spreading, 1-2 cm, puberulent; bracteoles 1-2 mm from flowers, green, linear, 4-6 mm, puberulent. Flowers: sepals dark blue to purple, puberulent, lateral sepals spreading to slightly forward pointing, 10-14 × 3-5 mm, spurs ascending 20-70°, truncate or downcurved apically, 12-15 mm; lower petal blades slightly elevated, ± exposing stamens, 4-6 mm, clefts 0.5-2 mm; hairs sparse, local below junction of blade and claw, scattered on margins, white. Fruits 13-18 mm, 3-3.5 times longer than wide, puberulent. Seeds unwinged; seed-coat cells with margins straight, surfaces ± roughened. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Heavy clay soil, dry meadows in coniferous woods
Elevation: 1800-3400 m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex.

Discussion

Delphinium geraniifolium is a more pubescent analog of the closely related D. scopulorum, the former occurring in heavier soils at higher elvation.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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2n chromosome quantity
16 +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Apex shape
mucronate +  and tapered +
Author
Michael J. Warnock +
Authority
Rydberg +
Basal leaf atypical quantity
0 (2) +
Basal leaf quantity
2;7 +
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 +
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 coloration
green +
Bracteole location
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Bracteole pubescence
puberulent +
Bracteole some measurement
4mm;6mm +
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
12 (20) +
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
Mogollon larkspur +
Distribution
Ariz. +  and N.Mex. +
Elevation
1800-3400 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
3-3.5 +
Fruit orientation
erect +
Fruit pubescence
puberulent +
Fruit quantity
5 +
Fruit some measurement
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Fruits follicle architecture
sessile +  and aggregate +
Fruits follicle shape
curved-cylindric +
Habitat
Heavy clay soil, dry meadows in coniferous woods +
Hair arrangement
scattered +
Hair coloration
white +
Hair count or density
sparse +
Hair position
local +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence architecture
20-90-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
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Lateral sepal orientation
pointing +  and spreading to slightly +
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
3mm;5mm +
Leaf-blade architecture
compound +
Leaf-blade architecture or shape
undivided +
Leaf-blade coloration
dark green +
Leaf-blade length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Leaf-blade pubescence
pubescent +
Leaf-blade shape
fan-shaped +  and reniform +
Leaf-blade width
3cm;7cm +
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+° +
Midstem pubescence
pubescent +
Nectary presence
absent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other size
smaller +
Ovule quantity
8;20 +
Pedicel orientation
ascending +  and spreading +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
puberulent +
Pedicel some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal blade prominence
elevated +
Petal blade some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 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
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (14 cm140 mm <br />0.14 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering summer. +
Pistil architecture
simple +
Pistil atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Pistil quantity
3 +
Publication title
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
Publication year
1899 +
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
unwinged +
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
dark blue;purple +
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 +
Spur architecture or shape
truncate +
Spur orientation
downcurved +  and ascending +
Spur some measurement
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Stamen fusion
distinct +
Stamen quantity
25;40 +
Staminode presence
absent +
Stem architecture
unbranched +
Stem atypical quantity
1 (4) +
Stem quantity
1 +
Stem some measurement
60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style duration
persistent +
Style presence
absent +
Surface relief or texture
roughened +
Synonyms
Delphinium tenuisectum subsp. amplibracteatum +
Taxon family
Ranunculaceae +
Taxon name
Delphinium geraniifolium +
Taxon parent
Delphinium subsect. Wislizenana +
Taxon rank
species +
Ultimate lobe quantity
5 (15) +
Ultimate lobe width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 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
prominent +
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 +