Delphinium madrense

S. Watson

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 141. 1890.

Common names: Sierra Madre larkspur Edwards' Plateau larkspur
Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems 30-80(-100) cm; base often reddish, puberulent. Leaves cauline and basal; basal leaves 0-8 at anthesis; cauline leaves 3-11 at anthesis; petiole 1-15(-25) cm. Leaf blade semicircular to cordate, 2-8 × 2-10 cm, nearly glabrous; ultimate lobes 3-12, width 3-10 mm (basal), 2-6 mm (cauline). Inflorescences 5-75(-98)-flowered; pedicel 1-2.5(-5) cm, puberulent; bracteoles 2-4(-8) mm from flowers, green, lanceolate-linear, 3-5 mm, puberulent. Flowers: sepals dark blue to light blue, puberulent, lateral sepals spreading, 9-15 × 5-7 mm, spurs straight, ascending ca. 45(-90)°, 10-15(-19) mm; lower petal blades elevated, exposing stamens, 4-7 mm, clefts 2-4 mm; hairs centered, densest on inner lobes near base of cleft, white. Fruits 15-21 mm, 3.5-4.5 times longer than wide, nearly glabrous. Seeds: seed coat cells with surfaces pustulate.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Calcareous slopes, oak woods or desert scrub
Elevation: 300-2100 m

Distribution

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Tex., Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas).

Discussion

Delphinium madrense hybridizes with D. carolinianum subspp. vimineum and virescens.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Delphinium madrense"
Michael J. Warnock +
S. Watson +
Sierra Madre larkspur +  and Edwards' Plateau larkspur +
Tex. +, Mexico (Coahuila +, Nuevo León +  and and Tamaulipas). +
300-2100 m +
Calcareous slopes, oak woods or desert scrub +
Flowering spring–early summer. +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
Illustrated +
Delphinium madrense +
Delphinium subsect. Virescens +
species +