Delphinium polycladon (Subalpine Larkspur, Mountain Marsh Larkspur)

7/10/07 Little Lakes/Mosquito Flat trailhead, Rock Creek, Inyo National Forest, 

E. Sierras, Mono County.

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Subalpine Larkspur, Mountain Marsh Larkspur

SPECIES: Delphinium polycladon

FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/10/07

LOCATION: Little Lakes/Mosquito Flat trailhead, Rock Creek, Inyo National Forest, E. Sierras, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Root generally > 15 cm, distally branched; rootstock buds in life prominent. 

Stem: generally >= 2, (15)80--120(160) cm, glabrous. 

Leaf: generally on proximal 1/3 of stem, glabrous; lobes generally > 6 mm wide. 

Inflorescence: generally +- 1-sided; pedicels 10--150 mm, +- S-shaped, 10--80 mm apart, glabrous to puberulent; flowers 3--35. 

Flower:lateral sepals 12--18 mm, spur 11--22 mm. Fruit: 13--20 mm. 

Seed: +- striate. 

Ecology: Stream-banks, wet talus; 

Elevation: 2200--3600 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: SNH, W&I. 

Flowering Time: Jul--Sep 

Note: Hybridizes with Delphinium depauperatum, Delphinium nuttallianum, Delphinium glaucum. 

Jepson eFlora Author: Jason A. Koontz & Michael J. Warnock