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Delphinium montanum DC.  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesDelphinium montanum DC. 
BibliographyFl. Franc. [A.P.de Candolle & J.B.A.M.de Lamarck] éd. 3. 5: 641 (1805)
Native Rangec. & e. Pyrenees
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude800-2600m
Descriptiondensely adpressed hirsute, stems ramose from base, leaves pinnatisect or pinnatipartite, petiolate, sepals 14-20mm long, petals bifid, brown-black, ciliate
Size15-60cm
Colorpale blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsDelphinium elatum ssp. montanum (DC.) Nyman
Delphinium elatum var. montanum (DC.) Rouy & Foucaud
Delphinium montanum var. bracteosum DC.
Delphinium montanum f. bracteosum (DC.) C.Blanché
Delphinium montanum var. calvescens Pawl.
Delphinium montanum f. calvescens (Pawl.) C.Blanché
Delphinium montanum var. productum Huth
Delphinium montanum f. productum (Huth) C.Blanché
Delphinium pyrenaicum Pourr. ex DC.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
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