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Collared Annual Lupine
Lupinus truncatus
  
About Collared Annual Lupine (Lupinus truncatus) 4 Nurseries Carry This Plant Lupinus truncatus is a species in the Fabaceae (Legume) family known by the common name Collared Annual Lupine. It is native to the coastal mountain ranges and canyons of Baja California and California as far north as the San Francisco Bay Area. It grows in slope habitat such as chaparral and woodland, including areas that have recently burned. This is an annual herb growing no more than half a meter tall. Each palmate leaf is made up of 5 to 8 narrow linear leaflets measuring 2 to 4 centimeters in length and just a few millimeters wide. The leaflets usually have truncate tips, or tips that appear sharply cut off and squared, the characteristic that gives the plant its species name. The flower cluster is a raceme of widely-spaced flowers each roughly a centimeter long. The flower is magenta or reddish purple in color with a yellowish or magenta patch on its banner. The fruit is a hairy legume pod about 3 centimeters long and half a centimeter wide.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Annual Herb

Size
Size
1 - 1.6 ft tall
1 ft wide

Form
Form
Upright

Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrant - Pleasant

Flower Color
Flower Color
Lavender, Purple, Pink

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring

Wildlife Supported
 
A variety of birds are attracted to the seeds, including California Quail

 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 43 likely * ) SHOW ALL

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture
Moisture
Very Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 2x / month once established

Nurseries
Nurseries

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 5° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil Description
Soil Description
Adaptable. Tolerates Serpentine Soil. Soil PH: 5.0 - 8.0

Common uses
Common uses
Bird Gardens, Bee Gardens

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
Use with other annuals or perennial herbs such as Clarkia sp., California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), and Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa)

Propagation
Propagation?
For propagating by seed: Fresh seeds need no treatment. Stored seeds scarification or hot water; No treatment may give fair germination.

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
7*, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18*, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Openings in coastal sage scrub or chaparral, or in grasslands

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.9" - 46.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 2.55", Coldest Month: 40.1" - 58.6", Hottest Month: 58.8" - 87.2", Humidity: 0.47" - 38.04", Elevation: -14" - 6112"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Blunt-leaved Lupine, Truncate-leaf Lupine


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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