Plants Profile for Delphinium nuttallianum (twolobe larkspur)

General Information
Symbol:	DENU2
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Mark W. Skinner. United States, WY, Yellowstone National Park, Shoshone National Forest. June 6, 1985. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Washoe Co. July 25, 2002. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Sierra Co. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Placer Co. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Washoe Co., Warm Springs Valley. May 24, 2003. Usage Requirements.

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Elko Co., Lamoille Canyon. July 28, 2007. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Carson City Rural Area, Lower Prey Meadows. June 14, 2008. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Washoe Co. 2002. Usage Requirements.

Margaret Williams. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Provided by Nevada Native Plant Society. United States, CA. Usage Requirements.

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 95. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
DENE3	Delphinium nelsonii Greene
DENEU	Delphinium nelsonii Greene ssp. utahense (S. Watson) Ewan
DENUF	Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz. ex Walp. var. fulvum C.L. Hitchc.
DENUL2	Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz. ex Walp. var. levicaule C.L. Hitchc.
DESO	Delphinium sonnei Greene

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Ranunculales
Family	Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family
Genus	Delphinium L. – larkspur
Species	Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz. ex Walp. – twolobe larkspur

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

U.S. Weed Information
Delphinium nuttallianum Nuttall's larkspur low larkspur twolobe larkspur This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
WSWS	Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Arid West	FAC
Great Plains	FACU
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FAC