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Delphinium hutchinsoniae

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Hutchinson's Larkspur

G2Imperiled Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

Very high - highThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133587

Element CodePDRAN0B0V0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRanunculales

FamilyRanunculaceae

GenusDelphinium

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

USFWS tracks old spelling - D. 'HUTCHINSONAE' (9/93).

Conservation Status

Review Date2016-08-03

Change Date1986-10-22

Edition Date2006-01-17

Edition AuthorsD. Gries, rev. R. Bittman 2006

Threat ImpactVery high - high

Range Extent1000-5000 square km (about 400-2000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences6 - 20

Rank Reasons

Endemic to California, Delphinium hutchinsoniae is known from about 22 total EO's and perhaps 14 extant occurrences in Monterey County. None of these are adequately protected and it is threatened by coastal development, roads, grazing, trampling/collecting, exotics and erosion. Most EO's contain few plants, generally less than 25. Some EO's occur on State Parks and regional park lands, but their exact protection status is not known.

Range Extent Comments

California endemic, Monterey County. The range extent is about 900 sq miles.

Occurrences Comments

22 EO's, but 7 are either extirpated or historic.

Threat Impact Comments

Threats are numerous and include development, grazing, roads, erosion, trampling, and exotic weeds.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Broadleafed upland forest, chaparral, coastal prairie, coastal scrub.

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandForest - HardwoodShrubland/chaparralGrassland/herbaceous

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN2

Province	Rank	Native
California	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

California (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Mountain	Los Padres National Forest	913
Black Butte	Los Padres National Forest	5,116
Chalk Peak	Los Padres National Forest	7,472

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Skinner, M.W., and B.M. Pavlik, eds. 1997 (1994). Inventory of rare and endangered vascular plants of California. 1997 Electronic Inventory Update of 1994 5th edition, California Native Plant Society, Special Publication No. 1, Sacramento.