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Delphinium scaposum Greene  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesDelphinium scaposum Greene 
BibliographyBot. Gaz. 6: 156 (1881)
Native Rangew. USA to New Mexico and nw. Mexico
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude1200-2700m
Descriptionleaves basal, with rounded lobes and dentate margins, stems several, flowers with white centre in lax raceme, spur horizontal, longer than sepals
Size25-50cm
Colorbright blue
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsDelphinium andersonii var. scaposum (Greene) S.L.Welsh
Delphinium decorum var. scaposum (Greene) Huth
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah)
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico)
     79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest)
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