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Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens

(synonym of Delphinium subsect. Virescens)
Roots

without elongate central axis;

fascicles 2-8, ± horizontal.
Stems

50-80 cm.
Leaves

blade with 5 or more major divisions; ultimate lobes of midcauline leaf blades 5-15, width 2-6 mm.
Flowers

sepals white to very pale blue.
2n

= 16.

Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens
Phenology Flowering late winter–early summer.
Habitat Prairies, sandy, loamy, or clay soils
Elevation 250-2000 m (800-6600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CO; IA; KS; MN; MO; ND; NE; OK; SD; TX; WI; MB
Discussion

Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens is known to hybridize with D. madrense and with D. wootonii.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 3.
Parent taxa Ranunculaceae > Delphinium > sect. Diedropetala > subsect. Virescens > Delphinium carolinianum
Synonyms D. virescens, D. virescens var. macroseratilis, D. virescens var. penardii
Name authority (Nuttall) R. E. Brooks: Phytologia 60: 8. (1982)
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