Lupinus tracyi

Tracy's lupine

Family: Fabaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Tracy's lupine is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges in dry, open montane conifer forest at elevations of 800 to 2,080 meters. Flowering from June to July, this plant produces white to dull blue flowers that often fade to pale yellow, with blossoms 8 to 10 millimeters long arranged in whorled clusters. Growing 40 to 70 centimeters tall with an erect, slender stem that is glaucous and glabrous, it has a distinctive growth habit. Its leaves are composed of 6 to 7 leaflets, each 10 to 40 millimeters long, with stipules 7 to 9 millimeters in length. The fruit is a pod 1.5 to 2.5 centimeters long, covered in white hairs and darkening when dry.

Habitat: Dry, open montane conifer forest

Bloom period: (May)Jun-Jul

Elevation: 800-2080 m

Bioregions: KR

California counties: Trinity, Humboldt, Siskiyou, Glenn, Del Norte, Sonoma

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