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Delphinium barbeyi (Barbey larkspur; subalpine larkspur; tall larkspur)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Delphinium barbeyi is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common names subalpine larkspur, tall larkspur, and Barbey's larkspur. It is native to the interior western United States, where it occurs in the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. The plant is long-lived, capable of exceeding 75 years of age. It occupies wet habitat types in subalpine and alpine climates. It is a dominant member of the herb layer in many places. It can often be found growing beneath aspens.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [3]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Fraser Biosphere Reserve 23050 Colorado, United States  
Rocky Mountain Biosphere Reserve II 239938 Colorado, United States

Predators

Bombus appositus (White Shouldered Bumble Bee)[4]
Bombus flavifrons (Yellow Head Bumble Bee)[4]

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
4Habitat Selection by Two Species of Nectarivore: Habitat Quality Isolines, Hugh P. Possingham, Ecology Vol. 73, No. 5 (Oct., 1992), pp. 1903-1912
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0