Bicolor: Answers to key questions leading to this species

	low herbs, 15-5- cm high
	roots thick and often clustered but not tuber-like
	stem not easily detachable at base
	leaves rather thick, mostly basal
	flowers mostly 5-15; in a relatively short, loose, and spreading raceme
	lower flower stalks longer than flowers

Delphinium:  Answers to key questions leading to this genus

	plants not climbing
	leaves either basal or alternate
	flowers mostly deep blue or purple
	flowers irregular (zygomorphic)
	upper (posterior) sepal with one long narrow spur
	4 petals
	carpels with several ovules
	fruit of follicles, rarely a berry

Ranunculus: Answers to key questions leading to this family.  Not all answers apply to all genera in Ranunculus, but all do apply to genus Delphinium

	herbs
	plants terrestrial or semi-aquatic
	plant not with colored milky juice
	plants with more than one normal leaf
	some or all leaves alternate
	leaves lobed or divided
	flowers with two floral rings, and with each petal distinct from the others
	calyx irregular, some sepals smaller than others