Index of Species Information

SPECIES:  Delphinium × burkei

Introductory

SPECIES: Delphinium × burkei




AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Williams, Tara Y. 1990. Delphinium × burkei. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 
Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). 
Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ [].




ABBREVIATION : 
DELBUR

SYNONYMS : 
   Delphinium strictum A. Nels.


SCS PLANT CODE : 
NO-ENTRY


COMMON NAMES : 
   meadow larkspur
   Burkes larkspur


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of meadow larkspur is Delphinium
× burkei Greene (pro sp.). It is a hybrid of slim larkspur 
(D. depauperatum) and twolobe (larkspur (D. nuttallianum) [6].


LIFE FORM : 
Forb

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Meadow larkspur is globally secure but critically imperiled in Montana
[11].  It is at the edge of its range in Glacier National Park [9].





DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE

SPECIES: Delphinium × burkei




GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Meadow larkspur is found from eastern British Columbia and Washington to
north-central and eastern Oregon.  It extends east to Idaho and
northwestern Montana [5].

Occurrence in Glacier National Park:  Camas Creek Valley, near Inside
Road [8].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES21  Ponderosa pine
   FRES29  Sagebrush
   FRES37  Mountain meadows


STATES : 
     ID  MT  OR  WA  AB  BC



BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
   5  Columbia Plateau
   8  Northern Rocky Mountains


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K011  Western ponderosa forest
   K055  Sagebrush steppe


SAF COVER TYPES : 
   237  Interior ponderosa pine


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
NO-ENTRY









MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS

SPECIES: Delphinium × burkei






IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
NO-ENTRY


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Meadow larkspur is a poisonous plant [2].










BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

SPECIES: Delphinium × burkei




GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : 
Meadow larkspur is a sturdy introduced perennial with fleshy roots that
grow in a small cluster.  It grows 16 to 28 inches (40-70 cm) tall.  The
sepals are bluish-purple, the lower petals are blue, and the upper
petals are nearly white.  The white-winged seeds are 1.5 mm across [5].


RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM : 
   Phanerophyte


REGENERATION PROCESSES : 
Larkspur reproduces both sexually and vegetatively [2].


SITE CHARACTERISTICS : 
Meadow larkspur often grows by seasonal springs that dry by early summer.
It is generally found at lower elevations in swales, wet meadows,
sagebrush, or ponderosa pine forests [5].  It was reported at 5,200 feet
(1,677 m) in Glacier National Park [11].


SUCCESSIONAL STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT : 
Meadow larkspur flowers from late May to early August, but the peak is
in July [5,8].









FIRE ECOLOGY

SPECIES: Delphinium × burkei




FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
NO-ENTRY









FIRE EFFECTS

SPECIES: Delphinium × burkei




IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
NO-ENTRY


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
NO-ENTRY


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

References: Delphinium × burkei

1. Bernard, Stephen R.; Brown, Kenneth F. 1977. Distribution of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians by BLM physiographic regions and A.W. Kuchler's associations for the eleven western states. Tech. Note 301. Denver, CO: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. 169 p. [434]
2. Dittberner, Phillip L.; Olson, Michael R. 1983. The plant information network (PIN) data base: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. FWS/OBS-83/86. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. 786 p. [806]
3. Eyre, F. H., ed. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Washington, DC: Society of American Foresters. 148 p. [905]
4. Garrison, George A.; Bjugstad, Ardell J.; Duncan, Don A.; [and others]. 1977. Vegetation and environmental features of forest and range ecosystems. Agric. Handb. 475. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 68 p. [998]
5. Hitchcock, C. Leo; Cronquist, Arthur. 1964. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Part 2: Salicaceae to Saxifragaceae. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. 597 p. [1166]
6. Kartesz, John T.; Meacham, Christopher A. (1999). Synthesis of the North American flora (Windows Version 1.0), [CD-ROM]. Available: North Carolina Botanical Garden. In cooperation with the Nature Conservancy, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [2001, January 16]. [36745]
8. Lesica, Peter. 1984. Rare vascular plants of Glacier National Park, Montana. Missoula, MT: University of Montana, Department of Botany. 27 p. [12049]
9. Lesica, P.; Moore, G.; Peterson, K. M.; Rumely, J. H. 1984. Vascular plants of limited distribution in Montana. Monograph No. 2. Proceedings, Montana Academy of Sciences. 43(Supplement): 1-61. [11656]
10. Raunkiaer, C. 1934. The life forms of plants and statistical plant geography. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 632 p. [2843]
11. Shelly, J. Stephen, compiler. 1990. Plant species of special concern. Helena, MT: Montana Natural Heritage Program. 20 p. [12960]
12. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. 1982. National list of scientific plant names. Vol. 1. List of plant names. SCS-TP-159. Washington, DC. 416 p. [11573]


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