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Delphinium polycladon

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Mountain Marsh Larkspur

G2Imperiled (G2G3) Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G2ImperiledGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146908
Element CodePDRAN0B1E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
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.
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-01-11
Change Date2001-01-11
Edition Date2001-01-11
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Delphinium polycladon is in the Sierra Nevada and the White and Inyo Mountains floristic subregions in California (2200-3600 meters) and in nearby western Nevada, occurring at wet sites (near springs, streamsides, bogs, wet talus).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Generally grows in rocky, thin-soiled, sunny sites as well as in deeper soils; often found with Pinus contorta and sometimes found among shrubs such as willows. Habitats are moist to wet, including areas near springs, streamsides, creek banks, bogs, moist to wet meadows, wet talus, damp rocky ledges, and moist glaciated canyons. Found within Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Coniferous Forest, and Alpine Fell-field communities. 2200 - 3600 m.
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest - ConiferGrassland/herbaceousAlpineBare rock/talus/scree
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLANDSCRUB-SHRUB WETLANDBog/fenRiparian
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN2
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS1Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Nevahbe RidgeInyo National Forest302
Rock Creek WestInyo National Forest3,626
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
Tioga LakeInyo National Forest829
References (9)
  1. CalFlora. 2005. Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. Berkeley, California: The CalFlora Database [web application]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/. (Accessed 2005)
  2. 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.
  3. Graf, M. 1999. Plants of the Tahoe Basin: Flowering plants, trees, and ferns. California Native Plant Society Press, Sacramento and Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 308 pp.
  4. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  5. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  6. 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.
  7. Lloyd, R.M., and R.S. Mitchell. 1973. A flora of the White Mountains, California and Nevada. University California Press, Berkeley. 202 pp.
  8. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
  9. Weeden, N.F. 1996. A Sierra Nevada flora. 4th edition. Wilderness Press, Berkeley, California. 259 pp.