Jump to content

Delphinium brunonianum

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Delphinium brunonianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Delphinium
Species:
D. brunonianum
Binomial name
Delphinium brunonianum
Royle
Synonyms[1]
  • Delphinium brunonianum var. aitchisonii Huth
  • Delphinium brunonianum var. jacquemontianum (Cambess.) Huth
  • Delphinium brunonianum var. schlagintweitii Huth
  • Delphinium jacquemontianum Cambess.
  • Delphinium minjanense Rech.f.
  • Delphinium moschatum Munro ex Hook.f. & Thomson

Delphinium brunonianum, common name musk larkspur, is a species of larkspur belonging to the family Ranunculaceae.

Description

[edit]

Delphinium brunonianum can reach a height of 10–25 centimetres (3.9–9.8 in). It has a strong musky smell (hence the common name). The leaves are palmately lobed, petiolate and alternate. This plant produces racemes with 5 - 10 blue to purple cup-shaped flowers. Tepals have slender white hairs on both sides and spurs are short. They bloom from July to September.

Distribution

[edit]

This species is native to Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tibet and the Himalaya.

Habitat

[edit]

It can be found in stony mountain slopes and screes at elevation of 4,300–5,500 metres (14,100–18,000 ft) above sea level.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Hassler, M. (2020-09-02). "Delphinium brunonianum Royle". Catalogue of Life.