Lupinus onustus Calflora

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Lupinus onustus S. Watson

Northern lupine, Plumas lupine

Lupinus onustus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~46 records in California Plant Characteristics

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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.

Ultramafic affinity: 3.1 - strong indicator

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Lupinus mucronulatus
PLANTS	Lupinus oreganus var. pusillulus
PLANTS	Lupinus pinetorum
PLANTS	Lupinus sulphureus ssp. delnortensis
PLANTS	Lupinus thompsonianus
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Information about Lupinus onustus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LUON) 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: 03/29/2025).