Lupinus fulcratus

Green stipuled lupine

Family: Fabaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Green stipuled lupine is a California native perennial found in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in mixed conifer forest with granitic soils at elevations of 1,500 to 3,000 meters. Flowering from May to September, this plant produces blue flowers with white-spotted banners 10 to 14 millimeters long, arranged in whorled clusters along the inflorescence. Growing 30 to 80 centimeters tall with an erect stem and spreading green hairs, it develops distinctive leaf-like stipules 6 to 30 millimeters long. Its compound leaves have 6 to 9 leaflets, each 20 to 60 millimeters long, creating a delicate, multi-parted foliage structure. The fruit is a silky pod 2 to 4 centimeters long, containing 2 to 6 beige and brown-mottled seeds.

Habitat: Mixed conifer forest, in granitic soils

Bloom period: May-Sep

Elevation: 1500-3000 m

Bioregions: SNH.

California counties: Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Tulare, Fresno, Madera, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Amador, Mono, Los Angeles, Calaveras, Marin

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