Participant Info

Species

Delphinium barbeyi [Delphinium cockerellii] [Delphinium exaltatum var. barbeyi] [Delphinium occidentale] etc.

Family

Ranunculaceae

CommonName

subalpine larkspur, Barbey's larkspur

Presence

Yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1900

LatestDate

2017

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta, San Juan

Passes

Cumbres, Indian Creek, Music, Stony, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, near Elwood pass 2 Sept 2019

Comments

Subalpine larkspur is quite common in all mountain ranges of the Watershed, growing in mesic habitats such as moist meadows and conifer openings, sometimes in sizeable patches. In the USA its range is confined to Utah, northeast Arizona, southern Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico, where it is present in the Rio Grande drainage down to Torrance Co. In lands used for summer pasturage, the population of Delphinium barbeyi may have been reduced by sheep and cattle herders, since it is toxic to livestock.

Annotation

Yes