| Consolida ajacis | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Consolida |
| Species: | C. ajacis |
| Binomial name | |
| Consolida ajacis (L.) Schur | |
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Consolida ajacis (doubtful knight's spur orrocket larkspur) is anannual flowering plant of the family Ranunculaceae native to Eurasia. It is widespread in other areas, including much of North America, where it is anintroduced species. It is frequently grown in gardens as anornamental for its spikes of blue, pink or white flowers. It may reach a meter in height. Since the aerial parts and seeds ofC. ajacis have been found to containditerpenoidalkaloids (see below), including the highly toxicmethyllycaconitine, the plants should be considered as poisonous.
In the UK,Consolida ajacis can be sowed under cover between February and April, or directly outdoors between April and May and/or late August and September.[1]
In Europe, it flowers between June and October.[2]
The first alkaloid to be isolated fromC. ajacis seeds wasajaconine, reported by Keller and Volker in 1914.[3] Since that time, over thirty other structurally related diterpenoid alkaloids have been reported; these are:[4]
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