CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Delphinium purpusii

Common Name:	rose-flowered larkspur
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDRAN0B1G0
Full Name:	Delphinium purpusii Bdg.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	DEPU

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: April - May Habitat: rocky, often carbonate. • Chaparral • Cismontane woodland • Pinyon and juniper woodland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 36
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 3 2 0 0 30

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
23	13

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
36	0	0

Notes
Precise location and endangerment information needed. Historical occurrences need field surveys. See Botanical Gazette 27:444 (1899) for original description. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1980-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 300 - 1340 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Kern (KRN), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Mt. Adelaide (238B) 35118D6, Rio Bravo Ranch (239A) 35118D7, Onyx (259B) 35118F2, Weldon (260A) 35118F3, Lake Isabella North (260B) 35118F4, Lake Isabella South (260C) 35118E4, Woolstalf Creek (260D) 35118E3, Alta Sierra (261A) 35118F5, Democrat Hot Springs (261C) 35118E6, Miracle Hot Springs (261D) 35118E5, Pine Mountain (262D) 35118E7, Fairview (284B) 35118H4, Kernville (284C) 35118G4, Springville (309A) 36118B7, Kern Lake (330C) 36118C4, Moses Mtn. (331C) 36118C6, Dennison Peak (332D) 36118C7

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

221

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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