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Delphinium calthifolium

(Delphinium calthifolium)

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Description

Delphinium calthifolium, common name lu ti cao ye cui que hua, 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. 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ranunculales
Family:Ranunculaceae
Genus:Delphinium
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