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Cobb Mtn. Lupine
( Lupinus sericatus )
Lupinus sericatus
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About Cobb Mtn. Lupine (Lupinus sericatus)
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Lupinus sericatus
is a species of lupine known by the common name Cobb Mountain lupine. It is endemic to the North Coast Ranges of California north of the San Francisco Bay Area, where it grows in the forest, woodlands, and chaparral of the slopes and canyons. It easily colonizes disturbed habitat as well. This is a perennial herb growing up to half a meter tall. Each palmate leaf is made up of 4 to 7 distinctive wide spoon-shaped leaflets each 3 to 5 centimeters long. The flower cluster is a raceme of several whorls of purple flowers, each flower between 1 and 2 centimeters long. The fruit is a hairy legume pod 2 or 3 centimeters long.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial Herb
Size
0.49 - 1.6 ft tall
Flower Color
Purple, Pink
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 24
likely
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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
*
Persius Duskywing
Erynnis persius
Erynnis persius
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Very Low
Nurseries
Carried by 11
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Tolerates a variety of soils as long as adequate drainage is provided
Common uses
Bird Gardens, Bee Gardens
Propagation
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For propagating by seed: Fresh seeds need no treatment. Stored seeds scarification or hot water.
Natural Setting
Site Type
Open wooded slopes
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 40.2" - 62.3", Summer Precipitation: 0.39" - 1.14", Coldest Month: 43.4" - 49.0", Hottest Month: 59.4" - 72.9", Humidity: 2.03" - 21.05", Elevation: 650" - 4822"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Cobb Mountain Lupine
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Lupinus sericatus
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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