Lupinus pachylobus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lupinus pachylobus Greene

Big pod lupine, Fatpod lupine, Mt. diablo lupine

2020 R.A. Chasey

2018 Michael Mitchell

2020 Julie A. Kierstead

2018 Michael Mitchell

2013 Jake Ruygt

Lupinus pachylobus is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


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Genus:	Lupinus
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Lupinus micranthus var. pachylobus

Information about Lupinus pachylobus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LUPA2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/29/2023).