Delphinium brunonianum

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

Delphinium brunonianum
Scientific 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

Description

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

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 4,300–5,500 metres (14,100–18,000 ft) above sea level.