Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii

Lobb's dwarf lupine

Family: Fabaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Lobb's dwarf lupine is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, California Ranges, Sierra Nevada, Warner Mountains, and eastern Sierra Nevada in dry rocky meadows at elevations of 2,000 to 3,500 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces white-spotted flowers with a compact, head-like arrangement. Growing as a diminutive plant generally less than 10 centimeters tall, it has a distinctive prostrate growth habit with stems spreading close to the ground. Its leaves are primarily basal, small and hairy, with greenish surfaces that sometimes become smoother with age. The plant is characterized by its dense, shaggy-hairy appearance and compact flowering clusters that nestle among its low-growing foliage.

Habitat: dry rocks, meadows

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 2000-3500 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoR, CaRH, SNH, Wrn, SNE

California counties: Mono, Alpine, Tulare, Inyo, Kern, Modoc, Tuolumne, Fresno, Plumas, Nevada, Mendocino, Shasta, Sierra, Lassen, Tehama, Madera, Amador, Placer, El Dorado, Humboldt, Mariposa, Siskiyou, Trinity, Glenn

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