Calflora Taxon Report
Lupinus elmeri  Greene
Elmer's lupine
Lupinus elmeri is a perennial herb that is native to California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
~29 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Bloom Period
Genus: Lupinus
Family: Fabaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFLupinus albicaulis var. silvestris
PLANTSLupinus albicaulis var. sylvestris
PLANTSLupinus sylvestris
Information about Lupinus elmeri from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (LUEL2)

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ID Tips on PlantID.net

[fs.usda.gov] Limited Range, Habitat: This species is geographically restricted to the southern Klamath Ranges of Humboldt and Trinity Counties, California, where it grows in forest openings. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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