Taxon Report

Delphinium scaposum Greene

bare-stem larkspur

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Delphinium scaposum Greene
Common Name:
bare-stem larkspur
Family: Ranunculaceae
Element Code: PDRAN0B1M0
USDA Plants Symbol: DESC
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Apr Mar-Apr
Elevation: 270-1055 (885-3460)
General Habitats: Sonoran desert scrub
Microhabitat: Rocky, Washes (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3
Global Rank: G5
State Rank:
S1
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
  • changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12
  • added to 2.3 on 2006-03-01

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 3
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 0
   Good (B) 0
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 3
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Gene Wash (3411432), Whipple Mts. SW (3411434)

Notes

Known in California from the Whipple Mountains. See Botanical Gazette VI:156-157 (1881) for original description, Flora of North America 3:215 (1997) and Univ. Colorado Stud., Ser. D, Phys. Sci 2:55-244 (1945) for taxonomic treatment, and MadroƱo 52(2): 125-126 (2005) for information on first records in CA.
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Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2006-03-01
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].