familyRanunculaceae
genusDelphinium
sectionDelphinium sect. Diedropetala
subsectionDelphinium subsect. Subscaposa
speciesDelphinium gypsophilum
subspeciesDelphinium gypsophilum subsp. gypsophilum

Delphinium gypsophilum subsp. gypsophilum

Michael J. Warnock
Common names: Gypsum-loving larkspur
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems (50-) 70-100 (-150) cm. Inflorescences open, with 1-5 flowers per 5 cm. Flowers: sepals white, spreading, lateral sepals 10-15 (-19) × 5-9 mm, spurs 10-15 mm; lower petal blades white, 5-8 mm. 2n = 16, 32.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Slopes in grassland and open oak woods
Elevation: 150-1200 m

Distribution

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Calif.

Discussion

Tetraploid individuals of Delphinium gypsophilum subsp. gypsophilum occur intermingled with diploid individuals and are normally indistinguishable morphologically (H. Lewis et al. 1951).

Hybridization may occur with Delphinium recurvatum in the San Joaquin Valley, with D. parryi in the southern Coast Ranges, with D. hansenii in the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada and the Tehachapi Mountains, and probably with D. hesperium subsp. pallescens in Coast Ranges. For a summary on the possible hybrid origin of D. gypsophilum, see H. Lewis and C. Epling (1959).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Delphinium gypsophilum subsp. gypsophilum"
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2n chromosome quantity
32 +  and 16 +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Author
Michael J. Warnock +
Authority
Ewan +
Basal leaf presence
absent +
Basal leaf shape
rounded +
Basal leaf size
usually larger +
Basal petiole orientation
spreading +
Base coloration
reddish +
Base fixation
attached +
Base pubescence
glaucous +  and glabrous +
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
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Bracteole pubescence
glabrous +
Bracteole some measurement
2mm;5mm +
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
3 (7) +
Cauline petiole orientation
ascending +
Cell margin course
straight +
Cell margin shape
undulate +
Cell shape
brick--shaped +
Cleft some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Common name
Gypsum-loving larkspur +
Distribution
Calif. +
Elevation
150-1200 m +
Embryo size
small +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Flower architecture
open +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower l w ratio
0-4 +
Flower prominence
showy +  and inconspicuous +
Flower quantity
1;5 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower shape
cylindric +  and narrowly pyramidal +
Fruit l w ratio
2.5-3.2 +
Fruit orientation
erect +
Fruit pubescence
puberulent +
Fruit quantity
5 +
Fruit some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Fruits follicle architecture
sessile +  and aggregate +
Fruits follicle shape
curved-cylindric +
Habitat
Slopes in grassland and open oak woods +
Hair arrangement
distributed +
Hair coloration
white +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence architecture
open +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and terminal +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence quantity
4;8 +
Inflorescence shape
cylindric +
Lateral sepal atypical length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
Lateral sepal length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Lateral sepal orientation
spreading +
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
5mm;9mm +
Leaf-blade architecture
compound +
Leaf-blade architecture or shape
undivided +
Leaf-blade length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Leaf-blade pubescence
glabrous +
Leaf-blade shape
round +  and pentagonal +
Leaf-blade width
2cm;12cm +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +
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
incised;toothed;incised;toothed;entire +
Midpedicel angle degree
30+° +
Nectary presence
absent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other size
smaller +
Ovule quantity
8;20 +
Pedicel atypical some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Pedicel orientation
spreading +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glabrous +
Pedicel some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal blade coloration
white +
Petal blade prominence
elevated +
Petal blade some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 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
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering spring. +
Pistil architecture
simple +
Pistil atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Pistil quantity
3 +
Publication title
Univ. Colorado Stud., Ser. D, Phys. Sci. +
Publication year
1945 +
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 quantity
lacking +
Ridge shape
wavy +
Root architecture
twisted +  and 3-8(-12)-branched +
Root architecture or arrangement
fasciculate +
Root atypical some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Root condition or texture
dry +
Root location
1 +
Root shape
tuberlike +
Root some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed-coat cell shape
brick--shaped +
Seed architecture
wing-margined +
Seed coloration
dark-brown +  and black +
Seed length
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br />) +
Seed pubescence or relief
rough +
Seed quantity
1;many +
Seed relief
not ringed +
Seed shape
rectangular +  and crescent-shaped +
Seed width
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 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
white +
Sepal duration
not persistent +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal orientation
spreading +
Sepal pubescence
glabrous +
Sepal quantity
3 +  and 6 +
Side architecture
not +  and veined +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +
Spur course
straight +
Spur orientation
ascending +  and upcurved +
Spur some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 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 (3) +
Stem atypical some measurement
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (150 cm1,500 mm <br />1.5 m <br />) +
Stem quantity
1 +
Stem some measurement
70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style duration
persistent +
Style presence
absent +
Surface relief or texture
roughened +
Taxon family
Ranunculaceae +
Taxon name
Delphinium gypsophilum subsp. gypsophilum +
Taxon parent
Delphinium gypsophilum +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Ultimate lobe quantity
3 (12) +
Ultimate lobe some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Ultimate lobe width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 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
4 (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 +