Lupinus elatus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lupinus elatus I. M. Johnst.

Tall silky lupine

2003 Christopher L. Christie

2003 Michael Charters

Lupinus elatus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~212 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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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.

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Lupinus albicaulis var. elatus
PLANTS	Lupinus formosus var. elatus

Information about Lupinus elatus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LUEL) 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 CNPS Inventory: 4.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/23/2024).