Eastern Larkspur - Consolida hispanica
Consolida orientalis
This plant has oblong to linear, 3-lobed leaves plus spikes of spurred flowers have five petals which may be dark blue or violet-red, often slightly flecked.
2 other species of Consolida
Refer to keys in Stace
Specimen or photo needs to be verified by a CR, or an explanation of how it fits the key in Stace
Usually found as a garden escape or birdseed alien, sometimes on rubbish dumps or disturbed ground close to habitation.
Flowering mostly between June and August.
Annual.
Rarely recorded in the wild in Britain.
Rare, or rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not recorded in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire, and is not listed in the current Checklist (Jeeves, 2011).
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
27 August 2014
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
27 August 2014
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
Enter a town or village to see local records
MAP KEY:
Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020
UK Map
Species profile
- Common names
- Eastern Larkspur
- Species group:
- Wildflowers
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Ranunculales
- Family:
- Ranunculaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 27/08/2014 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 27/08/2014 (Calow, Graham)
Total records by month
% of records within its species group
10km squares with records
The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.
In the Latest Records section, click on the header to sort A-Z, and again to sort Z-A. Use the header boxes to filter the list.