Lupinus guadalupensis

Guadalupe island lupine, Guadalupe Island Lupine

Family: Fabaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.2

Guadalupe island lupine is a California native annual found on San Clemente Island in coastal scrub habitats at elevations of 0 to 500 meters. Flowering from February to April, this plant produces blue flowers with a distinctive white banner spot, each bloom 10 to 12 millimeters long arranged in whorled clusters. Growing 20 to 60 centimeters tall with sparsely hairy stems, it spreads with an open, delicate form. Its leaves feature 7 to 9 narrow leaflets, each 20 to 50 millimeters long and 3 to 5 millimeters wide, creating a fine, intricate foliage pattern. The fruit develops as a densely hairy pod 3 to 6 centimeters long, containing 6 to 8 seeds.

Habitat: Sand or gravel, coastal scrub

Bloom period: Feb-Apr

Elevation: 0-500 m

Bioregions: s ChI (San Clemente Island)

California counties: Los Angeles

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