Delphinium uncinatum Hook. f. & Thomson in Fl. Brit. India 1: 24. 1872.

Stems simple, up to 90 cm high, densely hairy above. Basal leaves crowded; petioles 2 - 12 cm long, dilated at base; lamina deeply 3 - 5-partite; segments pinnately dissected; cauline leaves with narrower lobes. Flowers in racemes or panicles, shortly pedicellate. Sepals bluish purple; spur 7 - 10 mm long, hooked. Lower petals bearded. Stamens ca 5 mm, glabrous. Follicles 3, glabrous or hairy.

Fl. & Fr. Aug. - Oct.

Distrib. India: W. Himalayas, 1200 - 2000 m. Jammu & Kashmir.

Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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