Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium leucophaeum Greene |
Bibliography | Erythea 3: 118 (1895) |
Native Range | Oregon to sw. Washington |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 30-70m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, evenly on stem, the basal palmatipinnate, segments linear, racemes 6-30-flowered, corolla eglandular, sepals 5, spur 10-14mm |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 month, 10-13C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Delphinastrum leucophaeum (Greene) Nieuwl. Delphinium menziesii var. ochroleucum Nutt. Delphinium nuttallii var. leucophaeum (Greene) C.K.Davis Delphinium nuttallii ssp. ochroleucum (Nutt.) M.J.Warnock Delphinium willametense Suksd. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |