Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Mountain meadow

Range

Eurasia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This tall purple flower grows in clusters along high mountain slopes. Its hollow stems can store enough rainwater to survive three weeks of drought.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales

Family

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Delphinium

Species

Delphinium elatum