Calflora: Thermopsis macrophylla var. argentata

Thermopsis macrophylla Hook. & Arn. var. argentata (E. Greene) Jepson

silvery false lupine

Thermopsis macrophylla var. argentata, a dicot, is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California and is endemic (limited) to California alone.

It was included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list [4] (limited distribution). 7th Edition / 8th Edition

Communities:	Yellow Pine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Wetlands:	Occurs in wetlands in another region, but occurs almost always under natural conditions in non wetlands in California [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation:	between 3000 and 5000 feet
Family:	FABACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Thermopsis found in California.
	See the more inclusive parent record Thermopsis macrophylla.

Name Status:

Accepted by JM93
TJM2 + PLANTS: accepted name:		Thermopsis californica var. argentata

NOTE: Thermopsis macrophylla var. argentata is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

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Distribution by County:

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in California.

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	There are specimen records from this county in an herbarium.
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	There are reported records available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).

Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH. Click county name to view records.

CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Thermopsis macrophylla var. argentata from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (THCAA)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
CNPS Inventory of rare and endangered plants
Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database