Delphinium tricorne
| Delphinium tricorne | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Delphinium |
| Species: | D. tricorne
|
| Binomial name | |
| Delphinium tricorne Michx.
| |
Delphinium tricorne, known by the common name dwarf larkspur, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family. It is native to the eastern United States, where it is the most common Delphinium found.[1] It is found in rich mesic forests, often over calcareous rocks.[2]
Description[]
It a perennial that sends up long, stringy thin stems with few leaves and bears attractive flowers in shades of blue.
Chemical studies[]
The diterpenoid alkaloids lycoctonine and (otherwise known as ) have been isolated from D. tricorne.[3] The toxicology and pharmacology of lycoctonine have been quite well studied, but there is only limited information available concerning the biological properties of tricornine.[4] Both alkaloids have properties,[5] and D. tricorne should be treated as a potentially poisonous plant. This species has long been regarded as poisonous to livestock.[6]
References[]
- ^ Flora of North America
- ^ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ^ S. W. Pelletier and J. Bhattacharyya (1977) Phytochemistry 16 1464.
- ^ M. H. Benn and J. M. Jacyno (1983). In Alkaloids: Chemical and Biological Perspectives, Vol. 1, (S. W. Pelletier, Ed.) pp. 153-210, New York: Wiley.
- ^ See Wikipedia entry for methyllycaconitine.
- ^ V. K. Chesnut (1898) USDA Farmer's Bull. 86 11-13.
 | This Ranunculales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- NatureServe secure species
- Delphinium
- Flora of the Appalachian Mountains
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Flora of the Northeastern United States
- Flora of the North-Central United States
- Ranunculales stubs