Delphinium glaucum
S.Watson · speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Delphinium glaucum's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 951 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI4 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics5 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Delphinium glaucum, known by the common names Sierra larkspur, mountain larkspur, and glaucous larkspur, is a species of wildflower in the genus Delphinium, which belongs to the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is native to western North America from Arizona to Alaska, growing in moist mountainous environments such as riverbanks and meadows. Although Ewan, in his survey of North American Delphinium,J. Ewan (1945), University of Colorado Studies, Series D. Physical and Biological Sciences 2 55–244. treated D. glaucum and D. brownii as two separate species, some taxonomists now seem inclined to treat D. brownii as a local form of D. glaucum.J. D. Olsen and G. D. Manners (1989). In Toxicants of Plant Origin, Vol. 1, (P. R. Cheeke, Ed.), pp. 291–326, Boca Raton: CRC Press.J. Looman (1984) Can. Field-Nat. 98 345-361. (Accessed through: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89187) However, the matter does not yet appear to be completely resolved.K. E. Panter et al. (2002) Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 30 113–128.S. E. Welsh and M. H. Ralphs (2002) Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 30 103–112. D. glaucum is a "tall" larkspur, which sprouts from one to several tall, stout, pale green erect stems which may approach 3 m in height. The lobed leaves are generally found only at the base of the plant. The top of the stem is a large inflorescence which may itself be over 1 m long. It usually contains over fifty widely spaced flowers, with each flower on a pedicel a few centimeters long. The sepals are flat and extend to the sides or point forward. The sepals and petals are dark blue to deep purple, although the top two petals may be lighter in color to almost white. They may be somewhat wrinkly. The spur is about two centimeters long. Larkspurs have long been associated with livestock poisoning in North America, and D. glaucum (under the name D. brownii) has caused problems in the rangelands of Alberta, in western Canada.V. N. Aiyar, M. H. Benn, T. Hanna, J. Jacyno, S. H. Roth and J. L. Wilkens (1979) Experientia 35 1367–1368.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology4
Life cycle & reproduction24
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment24
Physiology & chemistry20
Uses & economy15
Other traits4
Compounds documented for Delphinium glaucum across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds31 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1R,2S,3S,4S,5R,6R,8S,9R,10R,13R,16S,17S,18S)-11-ethyl-6,16,18-trimethoxy-13-(methoxymethyl)-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecane-4,8,9-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| (1S,2R,3R,4S,5R,6S,8R,9S,10S,13S,16R,17R,18S)-11-ethyl-13-(hydroxymethyl)-4,6,16,18-tetramethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecane-8,9-diol | present | LOTUS | |
| (1S,2S,3R,4S,5R,6S,8R,9S,10S,13S,16R,17R,18S)-11-ethyl-4,6,16,18-tetramethoxy-13-(methoxymethyl)-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecane-8,9-diol | present | LOTUS | |
| (6-Acetyloxy-11-ethyl-8,9-dihydroxy-4,16,18-trimethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecan-13-yl)methyl 2-(3-methyl-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl)benzoate | present | LOTUS | |
| 13-Methyl-12,12a,13,14-tetrahydro-2H,6H,9H-6a,14-epoxy(1,3)dioxolo(4,5-i)(1,3)dioxolo(5,6)indeno(2,1-c)(2)benzazepine | present | LOTUS | |
| 14-Deacetylnudicauline | present | LOTUS | |
| 16-Deacetylgeyerline | present | LOTUS | |
| 3,3'-di-O-methylquercetin | present | NPASS | |
| 3,4',5,6,7-Pentamethoxyflavone | present | NPASS | |
| 3-Methoxytangeretin | present | NPASS |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Delphinium glaucum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Delphinium glaucum carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 168×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 · CCDB · eflora +2
2n 322×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · DCDB-2016
n 84×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · DCDB-2016
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type2 951 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions53 of 80 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Victoria, CA | 113 |
| University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record | 102 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 84 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 54 |
| Corvallis, US | 49 |
| Vancouver, CA | 38 |
| Claremont, US | 33 |
| Pullman, US | 31 |
| Angwin, US | 23 |
| Davis, US | 22 |
| Riverside, US | 22 |
| DOI/NPS, Mount Rainier National Parklocation not on record | 20 |
| Yukon Universitylocation not on record | 17 |
| Arcata, US | 16 |
| Moscow, US | 15 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 14 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 13 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 12 |
| Stockholm, SE | 12 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 11 |
| Anchorage, US | 11 |
| Denver, US | 10 |
| Bronx, US | 9 |
| CASlocation not on record | 9 |
| US | 8 |
| Ashland, US | 6 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 6 |
| Caldwell, US | 6 |
| San Diego, US | 5 |
| Boise, US | 5 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| San Jose, US | 5 |
| Logan, US | 5 |
| Whitehorse, CA | 5 |
| Saint Louis, US | 4 |
| Bozeman, US | 4 |
| Flagstaff, US | 4 |
| University of Lethbridgelocation not on record | 4 |
| Truckee, US | 3 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 3 |
| Paris, FR | 3 |
| Auckland, NZ | 3 |
| Missoula, US | 3 |
| Tacoma, US | 3 |
| Uniwersytet Jagiellońskilocation not on record | 2 |
| Bloomington, US | 2 |
| St. Paul, US | 2 |
| Kew, GB | 2 |
| KNFHClocation not on record | 2 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 2 |
| San Francisco, US | 2 |
| Université Lavallocation not on record | 2 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 2 |
| INFlocation not on record | 2 |
| B.A. Bennett Herbariumlocation not on record | 2 |
| Henderson, US | 2 |
| Bureau of Land Management, Medford District Officelocation not on record | 2 |
| Montréal, CA | 2 |
| Albuquerque, US | 2 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 2 |
| Los Angeles, US | 2 |
| US | 1 |
| STNFlocation not on record | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record | 1 |
| Cheney, US | 1 |
| Columbia, US | 1 |
| Acadia Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Turlock, US | 1 |
| Fullerton, US | 1 |
| Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, (CSIC-UPF)location not on record | 1 |
| Saint John, CA | 1 |
| Mexico City, MX | 1 |
| Toronto, CA | 1 |
| Northridge, US | 1 |
| Research Collection of B. A. Bennettlocation not on record | 1 |
| TROMlocation not on record | 1 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 1 |
| EL PASO, US | 1 |
| Uppsala, SE | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Delphinium glaucum was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.