Delphinium luteum Hellergolden larkspurPrint Report |
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Scientific Name: |
Delphinium luteum Heller |
Common Name: |
golden larkspur |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Element Code: | PDRAN0B0Z0 |
USDA Plants Symbol: | DELU |
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Lifeform: | perennial herb |
Blooming Period: Mar-May | Mar-May |
Elevation: | 0-100 (0-330) |
General Habitats: | Chaparral, Coastal prairie, Coastal scrub |
Microhabitat: | Rocky |
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CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.1 |
Global Rank: | G1 |
State Rank: |
S1 |
State List: | CR |
Fed List: | FE |
Other Status: | SB_UCBG |
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Total Occurrences: | 11 |
Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
Excellent (A) | 1 |
Good (B) | 0 |
Fair (C) | 2 |
Poor (D) | 1 |
None (X) | 3 |
Unknown (U) | 4 |
California Endemic: True | |
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
Marin (MRN), Sonoma (SON) | |
Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
Bodega Head (3812331), Camp Meeker (3812248), Petaluma (3812226), Sebastopol (3812247)*, Tomales (3812228), Valley Ford (3812238) |
Threat List Total: | 8 | |
EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
5 | 45 % | |
Grazing | 2 | 18% |
Improper burning regime | 1 | 9% |
Non-native plant impacts | 1 | 9% |
Other | 1 | 9% |
Road/trail construction/maint. | 1 | 9% |
Agriculture | 1 | 9% |
Development | 1 | 9% |
Erosion/runoff | 1 | 9% |
Plants from MRN Co. are apparently not hybrids with D. decorum ssp. decorum; hybridizes with D. nudicaule. Threatened by development, grazing, and road maintenance. Possibly threatened by horticultural collecting. See Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 2:68-69 (1903) for original description, and Conservation Biology 15(6):1608-1618 (2001) for information on origin. |
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