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Delphinium ajacis L.

Dauphinelle des jardins (fr), Dauphinelle d'Ajax (fr), Pied-d'alouette d'Ajax (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Delphinium

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal ornamental
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Antifungal agents (leaf), Hemorrhoids (leaf), Toothache (leaf), Heart Medicine (root), Poison (root), Anthelmintics (seed), Asthenia (seed), Cathartics (seed), Emetics (seed), Insecticides (seed), Lice infestations (seed), Insecticide (unspecified), Parasiticide (unspecified), Pediculicide (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Tincture (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Insecticides (unspecified)
Human toxicity very strong toxic (seed), very strong toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity very strong toxic (seed), very strong toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Delphinium ajacis habit picture by Plantae Lucorum (cc-by-sa)
Delphinium ajacis habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Delphinium ajacis habit picture by Sinan Avcı (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Delphinium ajacis leaf picture by Plantae Lucorum (cc-by-sa)
Delphinium ajacis leaf picture by francine Collin (cc-by-sa)
Delphinium ajacis leaf picture by vivier emmanuel (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Delphinium ajacis flower picture by miko miko angemikel (cc-by-sa)
Delphinium ajacis flower picture by isa debo (cc-by-sa)
Delphinium ajacis flower picture by jacques maréchal (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Delphinium ajacis fruit picture by xavier belleville (cc-by-sa)
Delphinium ajacis fruit picture by dominique sindoni (cc-by-sa)
Delphinium ajacis fruit picture by John Walsh (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Delphinium ajacis world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Bhutan, Canada, Switzerland, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Germany, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Spain, Estonia, France, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Croatia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mexico, North Macedonia, Malta, Myanmar, Montenegro, Mozambique, Mauritius, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Portugal, Réunion, Romania, Russian Federation, El Salvador, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77254-2
WFO ID wfo-0000639671
COL ID 34HZZ
BDTFX ID 21790
INPN ID 94567
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Delphinium ajacis f. alba Ceratostanthus ajacis Consolida ajacis Consolida orientalis Delphinium azureum Delphinium gayanum Delphinium addendum Delphinium ambiguum Delphinium pauciflorum Delphinium simplex Consolida gayana Delphinium orientale Delphinium ornatum Delphinium ajacis var. orientale Delphinium ajacis
WorldFloraDB 2024