Delphinium staphisagria L.

Spice Detail Flower Flower Fruit Leaf In the field

Family: RANUNCULACEAE

Genus: Delphinium

Catalan common name: Caparra. Caparràs. Estafisàgria. Fabarràs. Herba de polls. Herba pollera. Matapoll. Paparra.

Spanish common name: Albarraz. Coca piojera. Estafisagria. Hierba piojera. Matapiojos. Parrón. Pituitaria.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte. Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Garden plants. Fields, disturbed zones. Gardens.

Characteristics: An herbaceous plant, erect (up to 100 cm.) and covered with hairs. The inferior or medial leaves are pinnatipartide with the primary segments up to 30 mm. in width, entire or lobulate. The flowers area n intense blue and are reunited in terminal inflorescences.