Lupinus nanus Calflora

Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit

Taxon Report

Lupinus nanus Benth.

Sky lupine

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~2680 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


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: Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Coastal Prairie, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Lupinus nanus ssp. apricus
JEF	Lupinus nanus ssp. latifolius
JEF	Lupinus nanus ssp. menkerae
JEF	Lupinus nanus var. maritimus
OTHER	Lupinus persistens
More …

Information about Lupinus nanus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LUNA3) 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
photos / record / common / links

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).