Delphinium Brunonianum
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''Delphinium brunonianum'', common name musk larkspur, is a species of larkspur belonging to the family
Ranunculaceae Ranunculaceae (buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin "little frog", from "frog") is a family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, distributed worldwide. The largest genera are ''Ranunculus'' (600 species), ''Delphinium' ...
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Description

''Delphinium brunonianum'' can reach a height of . 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

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


Habitat

It can be found in stony mountain slopes and screes at elevation of above sea level.


References


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