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Stinging Lupine
( Lupinus hirsutissimus )
Lupinus hirsutissimus
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About Stinging Lupine (Lupinus hirsutissimus)
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Lupinus hirsutissimus
is a species in the Fabaceae (Legume) family known by the common name stinging lupine. It is native to the coastal mountains of Baja California and California as far north as the San Francisco Bay Area, where it grows on dry mountain slopes, including areas that have recently burned. It is an erect annual herb growing 20 centimeters to one meter tall; it may exceed one meter in habitat recovering from wildfire. The stem and herbage are coated in long, stiff hairs that sting skin when touched. Each palmate leaf is made up of 5 to 8 leaflets up to 5 centimeters long and 1 or 2 wide. The flower cluster bears several flowers generally not arranged in whorls. Each flower is between 1 and 2 centimeters long and purple to dark pink in color with a yellowish to pinkish spot on its banner. The fruit is a hairy legume pod up to 4 centimeters long.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual Herb
Size
0.7 - 3.3 ft tall
1 ft wide
Flower Color
Pink, Purple
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
confirmed
, 44
likely
* )
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Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus
Glaucopsyche piasus
*
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Vanessa cardui
*
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Strymon melinus
*
Acmon Blue
Icaricia acmon
Icaricia acmon
*
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
Colias eurytheme
*
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
*
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
Plebejus melissa
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Extremely Low, Very Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 6
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Tolerates a variety of soils as long as adequate drainage is provided
Common uses
Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Companion Plants
Works well most chaparral plants as well as numerous annuals and herbaceous perennials
Propagation
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For propagating by seed: Fresh seeds need no treatment. Stored seeds scarification or hot water; No treatment may give fair germination.
Natural Setting
Site Type
Openings in chaparral or coastal sage scrub, dry rocky slopes or flats, recently burned areas
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.5" - 46.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 2.34", Coldest Month: 39.9" - 59.4", Hottest Month: 62.3" - 88.1", Humidity: 0.47" - 39.05", Elevation: 7" - 6666"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Stinging Annual Lupine
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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