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Delphinium andersonii A.Gray  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesDelphinium andersonii A.Gray 
BibliographyBot. Gaz. 12: 50 (1887)
Native Rangew. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Altitude1300-2700m
Descriptionlower leaves long petiolate, carnose, palmately ternate, segments incised, ultimate lobes linear, obtuse, flowers 3-15, in raceme, sepals 11-15mm, upper petals whitish
Size30-60cm
Colorbright blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsDelphinastrum andersonii (A.Gray) Nieuwl.
Delphinium andersonii ssp. cognatum (Greene) Ewan
Delphinium andersonii var. cognatum (Greene) R.J.Davis
Delphnium bicolor var. cognatum (Greene) K.C.Davis
Delphinium cognatum Greene
Delphinium megacarpum A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
Delphinium scaposum var. andersonii (A.Gray) S.L.Welsh
Delphinium tricorne var. andersonii (A.Gray) Huth
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah)
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