Pollinator plant

Doubtful knight's-spur

Consolida ajacis

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Common names

3 names · 2 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Doubtful knight's-spur
  • giant larkspur[1]
Other languages (1)
Dutch
  • Valse ridderspoor
Sources & name notes (1)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • giant larkspur — Page 3, column 1, row top 517 pt; common-name cell after Consolida ajacis.; Consolida ajacis.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Ranunculaceae

The complete-name usages checked in Catalogue of Life agree on this family; authorship and accepted-name identity remain unresolved.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Consolida ajacis in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
S. Europe to W. Himalaya and C. Asia.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Doubtful knight's-spur (Consolida ajacis) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Delphinium ajacis — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 55998; ID 34HZZ; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 1, entry Consolida ajacis (top 517 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Delphinium ajacis — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 786107, 1368189; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1325483, 1325484, 1325486, 1325487, 1325488, 1325489, 1325490, 1325492, 1325493, 1325494, 1325502, 1325504, 1325505, 1325506, 1325508, 1325509, 1325511, 1325512, 1325513, 1325514, 1325515, 1325521, 1325522, 1325523

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.