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Delphinium lineapetalum

Ewan

Thin-petal Larkspur

G2Imperiled (G2G3Q) Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157723

Element CodePDRAN0B2H0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRanunculales

FamilyRanunculaceae

GenusDelphinium

Synonyms

Delphinium nuttallianum var. lineapetalum(Ewan) C.L. Hitchc.

Other Common Names

thinpetal larkspur (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Taxonomic Comments

Delphinium lineapetalum, accepted as a species by Kartesz (1999), is sometimes treated as a variety of Delphinium nuttallianum.

Conservation Status

Review Date2002-09-13

Change Date1994-03-24

Edition Date2002-09-13

Edition AuthorsHam, V.

Rank Reasons

Delphinium lineapetalum is found in the northwestern United States where it occurs in the foothills and valleys of the Wenatchee Mountains in southern Chelan and northern Kittitas Counties, Washington, and in Oregon east of the Cascade Mountains.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Foothills and valleys, usually in sloped areas. Found in relatively open yellow pine forest/woodland, meadows and meadow edges, brushy areas of sagebrush or bitterbrush, roadsides, and occasionally along small creeks or intermittent streams. Substrates vary from rocky to fine and vary in composition, including basalt, shale, serpentine, peridotite, and decomposing pumice. Soils are usually dry, occasionally moist. Co-occurring species include Pinus ponderosa, Quercus garryana, Delphinium multiplex, Hydrophyllum capitatum, Galium aparine, Montia perfoliata, Poa secunda, Astagalus reventiformis, Lomatium grayii, Lomatium triternatum, Poa bulbosa, Erythronium sp., Penstemon sp., and Balsamorhiza sp. 100 - 1800 m.

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandForest - ConiferForest EdgeWoodland - ConiferShrubland/chaparralGrassland/herbaceousBarrens

Palustrine Habitats

HERBACEOUS WETLANDRiparian

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN2

Province	Rank	Native
Washington	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Washington (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Alpine Lakes Adj.	Wenatchee National Forest	57,104
Devils Gulch	Wenatchee National Forest	24,419
Entiat	Wenatchee National Forest	72,617
Lion Rock	Wenatchee National Forest	4,692
Naneum	Wenatchee National Forest	4,508
Teanaway	Wenatchee National Forest	72,849

References (5)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Hitchcock, C.L., A. Cronquist, M. Ownbey, and J.W. Thompson. 1964. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Part 2: Salicaceae to Saxifragaceae, by C.L. Hitchcock and A. Cronquist. Univ. Washington Press, Seattle. 597 pp.
Hitchcock, C.L., and A. Cronquist. 1974. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: An illustrated manual. 2nd printing, with corrections. Univ. Washington Press, Seattle. xix + 730 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Peck, M.E. 1961. A manual of the higher plants of Oregon. 2nd edition. Binsford & Mort, Portland, Oregon. 936 pp.