Delphinium anthriscifolium

Delphinium anthriscifolium

  • Delphinium anthriscifolium
  • Delphinium anthriscifolium
  • Delphinium anthriscifolium
  • Delphinium anthriscifolium
  • Flower name
    Delphinium anthriscifolium
  • Scientific name
    Delphinium anthriscifolium
  • Alias芹葉飛燕草, Delphinium anthriscifolium
  • Place of originChina
  • Place of floweringFields and footpaths
  • Flowering seasonApril, May

What is Delphinium anthriscifolium

Delphinium anthriscifolium(scientific name: Delphinium anthriscifolium) is an annual plant in the family Ranunculaceae and is native to China.
They came to Japan before the Meiji era (1868-1912) and were deviated naturalizations.
The flower consists of sepals, which looks like five petals, and four petals within the sepal, the talus.
Since it is a member of the family Ranunculaceae, it is a poisonous plant that contains a type of alkaloid called delphinin.

Generic name: Delphinium anthriscifolium, scientific name: Delphinium anthriscifolium,
Height: 20-30 cm; leaf shape: 2 to 3 budding leaves with 2 or 3 pinnate budding leaves and 3 deep lobes; petiole: alternate,
Inflorescence: Raceme, inflorescence length: 2-10 cm, color: purple, white, flower diameter: 2 cm.
Petiole: long; calyx: 5 calyxes; flowering season: April-May;
fruit type: 3 lacerated star-shaped saccules; reminder: poisonous plant.


  • Order
    Ranunculales
  • Family
    Ranunculaceae
  • Genus
    Delphinium
  • Species
    D. anthriscifolium
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Mask-like corolla
  • Leaf type
    Twice 3 times pinnate compound leaf
  • Edge of the leaf
  • Life typeannual plant
  • Flower colorsPurple Blue
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height20.0 ~ 30.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower2.0 ~ 2.0 cm

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