Participant Info

Species

Lupinus kingii [Lupinus argillaceus] [Lupinus sileri]

Family

Fabaceae

CommonName

King’s lupine

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1912

LatestDate

2019

Ecosystem

basin, foothill, montane

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

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

Passes

Carnero, Poncha

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Blanca Wetlands

Other Localities

La Botica

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Conejos Co, CR 250 above Terrace Reservoir 26 July 2019

Comments

King's lupine prefers lower elevations and rocky slopes more than do L. argenteus, L. caudatus, and L. sericeus. Its voucher locations are spread around the Valley—sometimes protected, although the frequency of collections does not seem to warrant the status. The species follows Rio Grande foothills down through New Mexico, but not into Texas. In the USA, it is primarily a desert Southwest plant, its distribution concentrated in Arizona, western New Mexico, southern Utah, and southern Colorado.

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