Delphinium gypsophilum subsp. parviflorum

H. F. Lewis & Epling

Brittonia 8: 5. 1954.

Common names: Small-flowered gypsum-loving larkspur
Conservation concernEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems (30-) 60-90 (-140) cm. Inflorescences ± dense, with 5-13 flowers per 5 cm. Flowers: sepals white to pink, erect, lateral sepals 7-10 × 3-7 mm, spurs 7-11 mm; lower petal blades white or yellow, 3-5 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Open oak woodlands, chaparral, and grassland
Elevation: 200-600 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Delphinium gypsophilum subsp. parviflorum is more infrequent than D. gypsophilum subsp. gypsophilum.

This subspecies is sometimes confused with Delphinium parishii subsp. pallidum. Plants of D. gypsophilum subsp. parviflorum are usually taller and grow in grasslands and woodlands; D. parishii subsp. pallidum plants are usually shorter and grow in chaparral and shrubland. Hybrids occur with Delphinium parryi.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"entire" is not a number."thin" is not a number.

Michael J. Warnock +
H. F. Lewis & Epling +
usually larger +
glaucous +  and glabrous +
narrowed +
expanded +
straight +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
smaller +
subopposite-subalternate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
minute +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
globose;cylindric +
brick--shaped +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Small-flowered gypsum-loving larkspur +
200-600 m +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
cylindric +  and narrowly pyramidal +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
sessile +  and aggregate +
curved-cylindric +
Open oak woodlands, chaparral, and grassland +
distributed +
15-30(-64)-flowered +
axillary +  and terminal +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
less ovate +  and elliptic +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
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 />) +
palmate +  and pinnate +
incised;toothed;incised;toothed;entire +
smaller +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
yellow +  and white +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
distinct +
conspicuous +
spurred +, funnel--shaped +, cup-shaped +  and plane +
reduced +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Flowering spring. +
2-100-flowered +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
twisted +  and 3-8(-12)-branched +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
tuberlike +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
brick--shaped +
wing-margined +
dark-brown +  and black +
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br />) +
not ringed +
rectangular +  and crescent-shaped +
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
thread-like +
not persistent +
distinct +
3 +  and 6 +
not +  and veined +
Conservation concern +  and Endemic +
straight +
ascending +  and upcurved +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br /> (140 cm1,400 mm <br />1.4 m <br />) +
60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
persistent +
Delphinium gypsophilum subsp. parviflorum +
Delphinium gypsophilum +
subspecies +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
herbaceous +  and woody +