. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. DELPHINIUM AJAGIS L. Annual larkspur, rocket larkspur. Ranuncu- laceae.—An erect, somewhat branched, finely pubescent herb up to 3 feet tall, annual; leaves finely cut into very narrovy, acute segments, alternate, the lower leaves petioled, the upper sessile; flowers blue to white, with a slender, backward-reaching spur, about 1 inch long; fruit an erect, pubescent pod. The seed collected. Introduced; occurs sparingly to frequently in fields and woods in many parts of the state; most abundant in the extreme south. Contains several alkaloi
. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. DELPHINIUM AJAGIS L. Annual larkspur, rocket larkspur. Ranuncu- laceae.—An erect, somewhat branched, finely pubescent herb up to 3 feet tall, annual; leaves finely cut into very narrovy, acute segments, alternate, the lower leaves petioled, the upper sessile; flowers blue to white, with a slender, backward-reaching spur, about 1 inch long; fruit an erect, pubescent pod. The seed collected. Introduced; occurs sparingly to frequently in fields and woods in many parts of the state; most abundant in the extreme south. Contains several alkaloids and the gluco- side delphinin. Used as an insecticide for the destruction of body parasites. [Delphinium carolinianum Walt., Caro- lina larkspur, seed is collected when ma- ture.]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tehon, L. R. (Leo Roy), 1895-1954. Urbana, Ill. : Natural History Survey Division
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