''Delphinium calthifolium'', common name lu ti cao ye cui que hua, is a plant species

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Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. It is known from only one location in forest at an elevation of about 2300 m.Yang, Qin-er, & Luo, Yan. 2001. ''Delphinium calthifolium'' (Ranunculaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China. Novon 11:370-372.
/ref> ''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 The following is a list of terms which are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (a single leaf blade or lamina) or compound (with several leaflets). The edge of the leaf may be regular o ...

(scalloped) along the margins. Flowers are blue, about 3 cm long.Flora of China v 6 p 260
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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15371734 calthifolium Flora of Sichuan Endemic flora of China