CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Delphinium variegatum ssp. kinkiense

Common Name:	San Clemente Island larkspur
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Synonyms:	Delphinium kinkiense
Element Code:	PDRAN0B1X3
Full Name:	Delphinium variegatum T. & G. ssp. kinkiense (Munz) Warnock
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	DEVAK

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: March - April Habitat: • Valley and foothill grassland (coastal)

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (08/11/77) State Listing Status: CE Endangered (09/79) State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G4T2 T2: Imperiled. G4: (species) Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 19
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 0 0 0 19

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
4	15

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
19	0	0

Notes

Feral herbivores removed from SCM Isl., and vegetation recovering. Dubiously distinct from D. variegatum in Phytologia 68(1):1-3 (1990); may be difficult to distinguish from ssp. thornei. USFWS uses the name D. kinkiense ssp. kinkiense. See Aliso 7:69 (1969) for original description, and Madroño 47(2):116-126 (2000) for discussion of separation from ssp. thornei.
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: 75 - 500 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
San Clemente Island (SCM)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
San Clemente Island Central (SCMC) 32118G4, San Clemente Island North (SCMN) 32118H5, San Clemente Island South (SCMS) 32118G3

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

557

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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