Lupinus grayi Calflora

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Lupinus grayi S. Watson

Gray's lupine, Sierra lupine

Lupinus grayi is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Nevada and Oregon.


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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: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Lupinus andersonii var. grayi
PLANTS	Lupinus falsoformis
PLANTS	Lupinus falsograyi
OTHER	Lupinus grayii
PLANTS	Lupinus ione-grisetae
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Information about Lupinus grayi from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LUGR2) 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 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).