CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Lupinus ludovicianus

Common Name:	San Luis Obispo County lupine
Family:	Fabaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDFAB2B2G0
Full Name:	Lupinus ludovicianus Greene
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	LULU

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: April - July Habitat: sandstone or sandy. • Chaparral • Cismontane woodland

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2.2 S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 16
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

2 4 2 1 4 3

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
14	2

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
12	2	2

Notes

Known from fewer than twenty occurrences. Threatened by agriculture, development, vehicles, grazing and trampling. Official flower of SLO Co. See Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 1:184 (1885) for original description.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 50 - 525 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
San Luis Obispo (SLO)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Santa Maria (195B) 34120H4, Caldwell Mesa (220A) 35120B3, Tar Spring Ridge (220B) 35120B4, Arroyo Grande NE (221A)* 35120B5, Pismo Beach (221B) 35120B6, Santa Margarita Lake (245C) 35120C4, Pozo Summit (245D) 35120C3, Lopez Mtn. (246D) 35120C5, Tierra Redonda Mountain (294C) 35120G8

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1033

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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