Species Details

Delphinium gypsophilum ssp. parviflorum

small-flowered gypsum-loving larkspur

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Classification

Scientific Name: Delphinium gypsophilum Ewan ssp. parviflorum Lewis & Epl.
Common Name: small-flowered gypsum-loving larkspur
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Element Code:	PDRAN0B0S2
USDA Plants Symbol:	DEGYP
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	3.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T2T3Q
State Rank:	S2S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 4.3 to 3.2 on 2012-05-30
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: (Mar)Apr-Jun

Elevation:
190 - 350 meters
625 - 1150 feet

General Habitats:

Cismontane woodland
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Clay
Rocky
Serpentine (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Move to List 1B? Previously on List 4.3; apparently rarer than previously thought. May not be distinct from D. gypsophilum; a synonym of this plant in TJM 2. Needs further study. Threatened by grazing. Possibly threatened by road widening. See Brittonia 8(1):5 (1954) for original description, and Madroño 48(2):90-97 (2001) for alternate taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Kern (KRN), Monterey (MNT), San Luis Obispo (SLO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Adelaida (3512067), Bradley (3512077), Bryson (3512171), Camatta Ranch (3512043), Cypress Mountain (3512058), Hames Valley (3512088), La Panza Ranch (3512042), Oiler Peak (3511835), Pancho Rico Valley (3612017), Paso Robles (3512066), San Ardo (3612018), Templeton (3512056), The Dark Hole (3512083), Tierra Redonda Mountain (3512078), Williams Hill (3512181)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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