Taxon Report

Delphinium recurvatum Greene

recurved larkspur

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Delphinium recurvatum Greene
Common Name:	recurved larkspur
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Element Code:	PDRAN0B1J0
USDA Plants Symbol:	DERE2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Jun	Mar-Jun
Elevation:	3-790 (10-2590)
General Habitats:	Chenopod scrub, Cismontane woodland, Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat:	Alkaline
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G2?
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_SBBG
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	120
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	11
Good (B)	23
Fair (C)	11
Poor (D)	3
None (X)	15
Unknown (U)	57

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alameda (ALA), Butte (BUT)*, Contra Costa (CCA), Fresno (FRE), Kern (KRN), Kings (KNG), Madera (MAD), Merced (MER), Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT), San Joaquin (SJQ), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Barbara (SBA), Solano (SOL), Sutter (SUT), Tulare (TUL), Yuba (YUB)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Allendale (3812148), Allensworth (3511974), Avenal Gap (3511978), Bliss Ranch (3712014), Bonita Ranch (3612082), Boron (3511716), Byron Hot Springs (3712176), Cairns Corner (3611922), Camp Wishon (3611826), Chickencoop Canyon (3611838), Chimineas Ranch (3511928), Chowchilla (3712013), Ciervo Mtn. (3612045), Clifton Court Forebay (3712175), Coalinga (3612023), Cuyama Peak (3411974), Delano East (3511972), Delano West (3511973), Domengine Ranch (3612033), East Elk Hills (3511934), Elkhorn Hills (3511915), Elmira (3812138), Firebaugh (3612074), Firebaugh NE (3612083), Five Points (3612041), Frazier Valley (3611828), Garza Peak (3512082), Globe (3611817), Gosford (3511931), Guernsey (3611926), Helm (3612051), Horsecamp Mountain (3711937), Ivanhoe (3611942), Jamesan (3612062), Kerman (3612061), Knob Hill (3511858), Laguna Seca Ranch (3612077), Leuhman Ridge (3411786), Lindsay (3611921), Lokern (3511945), Lonoak (3612038), Lost Hills NE (3511965), Lost Hills NW (3511966), Maricopa (3511914), McKittrick Summit (3511937), Mendota Dam (3612073), Millux (3511922), Monson (3611943), Nattrass Valley (3612028), Nelson (3912157), North Edwards (3511717), Olivehurst (3912115), Ortigalita Peak (3612078), Ortigalita Peak NW (3612088), Painted Rock (3511927), Panorama Hills (3511926), Pentland (3511913), Pinalito Canyon (3612131), Pixley (3511983), Pond (3511963), Priest Valley (3612026), Pyramid Hills (3512071), Reward (3511936), Richgrove (3511971), Rocky Hill (3611931), Rogers Lake North (3411787), San Lucas (3612121), Sandy Mush (3712025), Sausalito School (3511982), Sawtooth Ridge (3512061), Semitropic (3511955), Shippee (3912156), Simmler (3511938), Soledad Mtn. (3411882), Springville (3611827), Stevens (3511932), Stockton East (3712182), Sutter (3912126), Tent Hills (3512072), Tipton (3611913), Tumey Hills (3612056), Tupman (3511933), Wasco (3511953), Wasco NW (3511964), Waukena (3611925), Wells Ranch (3511916), West Elk Hills (3511935), Woodlake (3611941), Yuba City (3912125)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	13
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	55	46 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	20	16%
Grazing	17	14%
Agriculture	16	13%
Non-native plant impacts	7	5%
Other	6	5%
Development	5	4%
Mining	4	3%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	2	1%
ORV activity	2	1%
Landfill	1	0%
Erosion/runoff	1	0%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	0%
Dam/Inundation	1	0%

Notes



Many occurrences historical; need current information on status. Much habitat converted to agriculture; also threatened by grazing, trampling, and non-native plants. Potentially threatened by vehicles.
Threats:

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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].