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Chick Lupine
( Lupinus microcarpus )
Lupinus microcarpus
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About Chick Lupine (Lupinus microcarpus)
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Lupinus microcarpus
(Wide-bannered lupine or Chick lupine), is a species of lupine native to western North America from southwestern British Columbia south to the Mojave Desert in California and Baja California, and also a disjunct population in South America in central Chile and western Argentina. It is very widespread in California, from sea level in the north of the range, up to 1600 meter in the southern part of the state. It is an annual plant growing to 80 centimeter tall. The leaves are palmately compound with 5-11 leaflets 1-5 centimeter long and up to 1 centimeter broad. The flowers are generally pink to purple in color, but can also be between white and yellow; they are produced in open whorls on an erect spike. There are three recognized varieties with overlapping ranges. It is found in many different habitats.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual Herb
Size
0.33 - 2.6 ft tall
1 ft wide
Growth Rate
Fast
Flower Color
White, Pink, Yellow, Purple
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 53
likely
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Vanessa cardui
Vanessa cardui
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Strymon melinus
Strymon melinus
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Acmon Blue
Icaricia acmon
Icaricia acmon
*
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
Colias eurytheme
*
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
*
Shasta Blue
Icaricia shasta
Icaricia shasta
*
Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus
Glaucopsyche piasus
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Very Low
Nurseries
Carried by 8
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Adaptable
Common uses
Bird Gardens, Bee Gardens
Companion Plants
Use with any native annuals or herbaceous perennials
Propagation
?
For propagating by seed: Fresh seeds need no treatment. Stored seeds scarification or hot water.
Natural Setting
Site Type
Open or disturbed places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.6" - 76.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.13" - 2.38", Coldest Month: 29.3" - 59.1", Hottest Month: 53.5" - 87.6", Humidity: 0.43" - 38.37", Elevation: -4" - 6778"
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Lupinus microcarpus
Sources include:
Wikipedia
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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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