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Delphinium calthifolium

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ranunculaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ranunculales

Genus
  
Delphinium

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.

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Delphinium calthifolium Wikipedia