Lupinus breweri var. breweri

Brewer's lupine

Family: Fabaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Brewer's lupine is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, high Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, Transverse Ranges, and Great Basin in open montane forests and alpine areas at elevations of 1,000 to 4,000 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces small flowers in compact clusters 1 to 2 centimeters long. Growing as a prostrate, mat-forming perennial with a below-ground caudex, it spreads low across mountain terrain with distinctive branching habit. Its leaves feature 6 to 20 millimeter leaflets arranged in a delicate, compact pattern. The plant's flowers, measuring 6 to 9 millimeters long, have a glabrous keel and banner, creating a subtle yet intricate alpine wildflower appearance.

Habitat: Common. Generally open montane forest; subalpine to alpine

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1000-4000 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoRH, CaRH, SNH, TR, GB

California counties: Mono, Mariposa, Ventura, Siskiyou, Plumas, Sierra, Tuolumne, Nevada, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Lassen, Tulare, Alpine, Placer, Inyo, Los Angeles, Madera, Trinity, San Bernardino, Kern

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.