Photo Feature
Dolphin Flower
<p><em>Delphinium malabaricum</em> is the only representative species of its genus in the Western Ghats, with all the remaining species in India distributed in the Himalaya. Endemic to the hill ranges of Maharashtra, this species grows as a herb on exposed rocky hill slopes, standing erect among grasses. It flowers and bears fruit between August and October. The genus name Delphinium comes from the Greek word for ‘dolphin’, on account of the shape of the flowers! Some species in this genus are poisonous to humans.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Photo: Aditya Gadkari</strong></span></p>