Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lupinus pusillus Pursh var. intermontanus (A. Heller) C. P. Sm.

Intermountain lupine

2014 Steve Matson

Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~55 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus
PLANTS	Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus

Information about Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LUPUI2) 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: 2B.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: 11/21/2024).