English: Violet larkspur.
Dutch: Staverridderspoor.
Synonym: Consolida Aiacis; Consolida Ambigua.
Region: Mediterranean.
Content: norditerpenoid alkaloids, methylsuccimidoanthro- nyllycoctonine (MSAL) group of alkaloids; lycoctonine group of alkaloids, moderate toxicity.
BotanyHerb; hairy, biennial; up to 125 centimeters; highly toxic.
Leaves: large; hand-shaped; up to 15 centimeters long.
Flowers: purple-blue to blue; short spurred; up to 2.5 centimeters in size.
Inflorescence: in clusters.
Seeds: dark colored; wrinkled; quite large; called "wild grape".