Participant Info

Species

Lupinus argenteus [Lupinus argenteus var. argenteus]

Family

Fabaceae

CommonName

silvery lupine

Presence

Yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1898

LatestDate

2021

Ecosystem

shrubland, montane, subalpine, ruderal, urban

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Carnero, Cochetopa, La Veta, Los Pinos, Medano, Music, North, Poncha, South, Spring Creek

WildlifePreserves

Coller, Terrace Reservoir

Other Localities

La Botica, Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Saguache Co, just E of Moon pass 14 July 2021

Comments

Silvery lupine is the most widespread lupine in the Watershed, a native of open spaces from foothill to subalpine. It will also take advantage of ruderal habitats such as roadsides, ditches, and sides of fields and pastures. Except for the Pacific coast, Lupinus argenteus is present in nearly every county west of the Great Plains. It follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico almost to the Mexican border but no farther. Note that the L. argenteus complex is, well, complex, and contains many varieties or subspecies, treated differently by authorities. Allred et al. (2020), for instance, put L. caudatus and L. parviflorus within the species.

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