About Adelinia grande (Douglas ex Lehm.) J.I.Cohen
Adelinia grande is a perennial herb that grows an erect stem up to 80 centimetres (31 inches) tall from a taproot. Most of its leaves are clustered around the base of the plant. Each leaf has an oval blade that can reach 15 cm (6 in) in length, borne on a petiole; petioles near the base of the plant also grow up to 15 cm long. The inflorescence is a panicle, with each individual flower carried on its own pedicel. Every flower has five lobes, ranges in color from bright to deep blue, and bears white appendages at its center. It is between 1 and 1.5 cm (3⁄8 to 5⁄8 in) wide. The fruit is a cluster of four slightly bristly nutlets. This species is native to western North America, ranging from British Columbia to California, where it grows in shady spots in woodland and chaparral habitats. On the forest floor of California oak woodlands, its typical associated plant species are Calochortus amabilis, Calochortus luteus, and Delphinium variegatum. Native Americans prepared the roots of this plant to treat burns and stomach aches.
