Delphinium calthifolium

Delphinium calthifolium, common name lu ti cao ye cui que hua,[1][2] is a plant species endemic to Sichuan Province in China. It is known from only one location in forest at an elevation of about 2300 m.[3]

Delphinium calthifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Delphinium
Species:
D. calthifolium
Binomial name
Delphinium calthifolium
Q. E. Yang & Y. Luo

Delphinium calthifolium is a perennial herb up to 40 cm tall with long white hairs. The plant generally has only 2 leaves, both cordate to round, sometimes slightly lobate, crenulate (scalloped) along the margins. Flowers are blue, about 3 cm long.[3][4]

References
  1. Tropicos
  2. Chinese Plant Names
  3. Yang, Qin-er, & Luo, Yan. 2001. Delphinium calthifolium (Ranunculaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China. Novon 11:370-372.
  4. Flora of China v 6 p 260
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