Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

Broadleaf lupine

Family: Fabaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Broadleaf lupine is a California native perennial found in the Sierra Nevada and eastern Sierra Nevada mountains in moist areas and open woodland at elevations below 3,500 meters. Flowering from April to September, this plant produces blue to purple flowers approximately 10 to 14 millimeters long in compact clusters. Growing 30 to 150 centimeters tall with stems that are glabrous to softly hairy and solid throughout, it forms a robust and spreading habit. Its compound leaves are composed of 5 to 7 oblanceolate leaflets, each 3 to 8 centimeters long, with a distinctive palmate arrangement. The fruits are typical lupine pods, developing after the long flowering period in late summer.

Habitat: Moist areas, open woodland

Bloom period: Apr-Sep

Elevation: < 3500 m

Bioregions: SN, SNE

California counties: El Dorado, Tulare, Placer, Glenn, Mono, Butte, Tuolumne, Kern, Sierra, Nevada, Amador, Madera, Fresno, Plumas, Tehama, Lake, Calaveras, Mariposa, Alpine, Inyo, Lassen

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