Species Details

Delphinium luteum

golden larkspur

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Scientific Name:
Delphinium luteum Heller
Common Name:
golden larkspur
Family: Ranunculaceae
Element Code: PDRAN0B0Z0
USDA Plants Symbol: DELU
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May
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Elevation:
0 - 100 meters
0 - 330 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Coastal prairie
  • Coastal scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Rocky
Notes:
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.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 8
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 5 45 %
THREAT LIST:
Grazing 2 18%
Improper burning regime 1 9%
Non-native plant impacts 1 9%
Other 1 9%
Road/trail construction/maint. 1 9%
Total Occurrences: 11
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
1 0 2 1 3 4
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 9
Recent <=20 Years 2
Presence:
Presumed Extant 8
Possibly Extirpated 3
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
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)
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.
Presumed Extant
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