Delphinium alabamicum

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Family:RANUNCULACEAE
Species:Delphinium alabamicum Kral
Common Name:Alabama Larkspur
Habitat:Calcareous and prairie woods.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Alabama Larkspur is a native herbaceous perennial in the Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). Up until recently it was thought to be endemic to Alabama, but new collections from NW Georgia have ended that status. Alabama Larkspur occurs in central and north Alabama. It grows in calcareous woods, around the wooded margins of prairies, and on the floodplain of streams. It is a perennial with a tap root. Leaves are mostly basal with 1-3 cauline leaves. The basal leaves are petiolate, reniform to semicircular in outline, and deeply palmately lobed. The leaves are nearly glabrous. Cauline leaves are alternate and similar to the basal leaves but with short peduncles or sessile. Flowers are produced in a terminal raceme. The pedicel and sepals are pubescent. Each flower has 5 dark blue sepals, the upper one spurred. There are 4 dark blue petals. The fruit is a follicle. Alabama Larkspur is listed as a S2 species in Alabama (typically 6 to 20 occurrences, few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable in the state), and globally as a G2 species (imperiled globally because of rarity (6 - 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors). Alabama Larkspur is occasionally available from native plant nurseries. It prefers a rich, basic soil high in organic matter and light shade.--A. Diamond and B.R. Keener
Taxonomic Notes:In citing the holotype, Kral designated the US Herbarium in the protologue. Warnock (1989) discovered three specimens at US matching the Type details without an indication of which was the holotype. This necessitated the designation of a lectotype (US-00901606) leaving the remaining two specimens at US as isotypes.--B.R. Keener
Status:Native, S2 (State Rank), G2 (Global Rank)
References:Warnock, M.J. Clarification and lectotypifications of some North American Delphinium. Phytologia 67(6): 468-493.
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyRANUNCULACEAE - Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Genus Delphinium
Species Delphinium alabamicum Kral - Alabama Larkspur

Citation

Citation Delphinium alabamicum Kral, Sida 6(4): 250–253, f. 2. 1976.
Basionym: **
Type: ALABAMA: Franklin Co.: limestone glade ca. 5 mi. s. of Russellville by US 43-Alabama 17, 26 May 1970. R. Kral 39113. (Lectotype: US; isotypes: AUA, C, MO, NY, PAC, TENN, UC, UNA, USAM, US(2)), VDB).

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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Blount, Butler, Clarke, Dallas, Etowah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lowndes, Marengo, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, St. Clair

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, NY, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1876 - 2020

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
NY00353298 Franklin 26 May 1970 Robert Kral
39113		 NY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0017097 Franklin 16 May 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8409		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0031355 Franklin 13 May 2011 England, J. Kevin
2876		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UNA00048663 Franklin 8 May 1981 Bryson, Charles T.
3150		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UNA00060740 Jefferson 17 May 2001 Schotz, Alfred
1837		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
AUA_ACC_47038 Jefferson 3 Jun 1973 Randle, F.W.
55		 AUA
Delphinium Alabamicum Kral
AUA_ACC_56672 Lowndes 23 Apr 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
5863		 AUA
Delphinium Alabamicum Kral
UNA00064153 Morgan 29 May 1975 Whetstone, R.D.
4129		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UNA00061383 Franklin 26 May 1974 Kral, Robert
39113		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0012049 Dallas 15 Jun 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7327		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
TROY000040976 St. Clair 14 May 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6498		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0017822 Franklin 08 Jun 1981 Kral, Robert
67392		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0003582 Blount 16 May 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5317		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0001044 Marengo 22 May 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6034		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UNA00063653 Dallas 13 Jun 2003 Schotz, Alfred
1898		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
SAMF0002935 Franklin 23 May 1979 Kral, Robert
63711		 SAMF
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
TROY000033381 Etowah 02 May 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5235		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UNA00064152 Morgan 29 May 1975 Whetstone, R.D.
4129		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0049704 Franklin 16 May 1981 Webb, David H.
3916		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0056738 Morgan 03 May 2020 England, Kevin J.
10953		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0015184 Butler 17 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24028		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
ALNHS00000257 Lawrence 29 Apr 1993 Olberholster, S.
350		 ALNHS
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0032496 Lawrence 14 May 2016 England, J. Kevin
6338		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
JSU128171 Franklin 14 May 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16141		 JSU
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UNA00061335 Franklin 18 May 2001 Schotz, Alfred
1838		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
JSU128167 Franklin 28 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16392		 JSU
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
AUA_ACC_66877 Monroe 5 May 2006 Schotz, Alfred
2006		 AUA
Delphinium Alabamicum Kral
TROY000046162 Butler 10 Jun 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22216		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UNA00014741 Perry 31 May 1876 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0017747 Lawrence 27 May 1978 Kral, Robert
61936		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
SAMF0001629 Franklin 05 Apr 2012 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5116		 SAMF
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
TROY000033391 Blount 16 May 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5317		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
ALNHS00008660 Franklin 28 May 1999 Schotz, Alfred R.
ARS#1715		 ALNHS
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0032470 Franklin 16 May 2016 England, J. Kevin
6352		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
JSU128170 Franklin 14 May 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16141		 JSU
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
TROY000040791 Clarke 24 May 2013 Keener, Brian R.
7844		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UNA00058191 Blount 16 May 1998 Keener, Brian R.
797		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0002725 Marengo 30 May 2010 England, J. Kevin
2444		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0011691 Clarke 24 May 2013 Keener, Brian R.
7844		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
ALNHS00007543 Monroe 28 APR 2022 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5758		 ALNHS
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0017737 Lawrence 27 May 1978 Kral, Robert
61938		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
SAMF0001627 Blount 05 Apr 2012 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5072		 SAMF
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
TROY000044394 Franklin 16 May 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8409		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
ALNHS00007939 Marshall 08 May 2021 Yawn, Noah D.
NDY#188		 ALNHS
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
AUA000041219 Franklin 18 May 2001 Schotz, Alfred
1838		 AUA
Delphinium Alabamicum Kral
UNA00014742 Lawrence 05 May 1889 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
JSU128169 Franklin 14 May 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16141		 JSU
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UNA00030484 Montgomery 05 Jun 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2154		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0017748 Franklin 23 May 1979 Kral, Robert
63709		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0003583 Blount 26 May 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4481		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
TROY000039135 Montgomery 04 May 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25043		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0011737 St. Clair 14 May 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6498		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
TROY000032849 Marengo 06 May 2009 England, J. Kevin
2074		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
SAMF0001628 Franklin 26 Apr 2012 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5156		 SAMF
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0017349 Franklin 26 Apr 2012 England, J. Kevin
3336		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0003585 Marengo 06 May 2009 England, J. Kevin
2074		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UNA00067276 Monroe 05 May 2006 Schotz, Alfred
2006		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
TROY000037939 Butler 17 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24028		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UNA00058450 Blount 23 May 1998 Keener, Brian R.
825		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0047791 Lawrence 17 Apr 2005 England, J. Kevin
574		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
USAM000013379 Franklin 26 May 1970 Kral, Robert
39113		 USAM
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
TROY000022447 Lawrence 17 Apr 2005 Keener, Brian R.
2644		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
TROY000034973 Butler 22 Apr 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
22950		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
AUA000041186 Lawrence 19 May 2001 Schotz, Alfred
1839		 AUA
Delphinium Alabamicum Kral
AUA_ACC_70511 Marengo 22 May 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6034		 AUA
Delphinium Alabamicum Kral
JSU128172 Franklin 14 May 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16199		 JSU
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UNA00056745 Franklin 27 May 1989 Timme, Steven L.
9587		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
JSU128166 Etowah 6 May 1996 Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M.
4471		 JSU
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0010735 Butler 14 Apr 2012 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
TROY000033945 Marengo 30 May 2010 England, J. Kevin
2444		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
TROY000022446 Blount 16 May 1998 Keener, Brian R.
797		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0003584 Etowah 02 May 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5235		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
ALNHS00007895 Dallas 04 Jun 2021 Schotz, Alfred R.
PL-474		 ALNHS
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UWAL0032534 Lawrence 14 May 2016 England, J. Kevin
6325		 UWAL
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
JSU128168 Franklin 14 May 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16141		 JSU
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
TROY000032333 Marengo 22 May 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6034		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
UNA00053857 Blount 13 Jun 1997 Keener, Brian R.
206		 UNA
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
AUA000042909 Montgomery 23 Apr 2018 Birkhead, Roger
 AUA
Delphinium Alabamicum Kral
TROY000035385 Butler 14 Apr 2012 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 TROY
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
AUA_ACC_32238 Franklin 26 May 1970 Kral, Robert
39113		 AUA
Delphinium Alabamicum Kral
ALNHS00001192 Lawrence 25 Apr 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#564		 ALNHS
Delphinium alabamicum Kral
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