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Ranunculaceae FAMILY

Consolida ambigua

Consolida ambigua

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The whole plant is poisonous[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual
Growth—

An easily grown plant, it prefers a sunny position in a well-drained soil. This species is called Consolida ajacis by some botanists[2]. Larkspur is a greedy plant, inhibiting the growth of nearby plants, especially legumes[3]. Plants resent root disturbance and should not be transplanted[4].

Propagation

Seed - sow in succession from spring to early summer in situ. Germinates in 2 - 3 weeks[4]. Seedlings transplant badly[4]. An autumn sowing can succeed in areas with mild winters[4]. The seed has a short viability and should not be stored for more than one season[4]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Consolida+ambigua>

Pollinators

Bees, Lepidoptera

References

  1. [1]The History and Folklore of North American Wild Flowers. — Coffey. T. · Facts on File. · 1993 · ISBN 0-8160-2624-6 ↩︎A nice read, lots of information on plant uses.
  2. [2]Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas — Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J · Botanical Research Institute, Texas. · 1999 · http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm · ISBN 1-889878-01-4 ↩︎An excellent flora, which is also available on-line.
  3. [3]How to Enjoy your Weeds. — Hatfield. A. W. · Frederick Muller Ltd · 1977 · ISBN 0-584-10141-4 ↩︎Interesting reading.
  4. [4]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  5. [5]Herbs — Phillips. R. & Foy. N. · Pan Books Ltd. London. · 1990 · ISBN 0-330-30725-8 ↩︎Deals with all types of herbs including medicinal, culinary, scented and dye plants. Excellent photographs with quite good information on each plant.
  6. [6]Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). — Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. · Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. · 1986 · ISBN - ↩︎Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.