A blue-purple larkspur of very high scree with a strong musky smell, listed as a medicinal herb in Tibetan dictionaries.
- Group: Plant
- Plant type: Flower
- Habitats: Scree, gravel slopes
- Regions: Ü Tsang
Habitat and distribution
Grassy or gravelly places at 4,500–6,000 m in southern Tibet (Flora of China), and west through Ladakh to Afghanistan and Central Asia (Wikipedia).
Recorded in Ü-Tsang.
Ecological and cultural significance
One of the highest-growing larkspurs, recorded up to 6,000 m (Flora of China).
Threats
No specific threats documented.
Conservation
Not assessed by the IUCN Red List (no assessment found).