Participant Info

Species

Lupinus parviflorus [Lupinus argenteus var. parviflorus]

Family

Fabaceae

CommonName

lodgepole lupine

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1911

LatestDate

2021

Ecosystem

montane, ruderal, urban

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

Conejos, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Cumbres

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Middle San Francisco Creek trailhead 2 July 2021

Comments

Typically lodgepole lupine is a foothill or lower montane plant, often found on dry slopes with sagebrush or aspen (not much with lodgepole in the Watershed). Lupinus parviflorus has often been collected on both sides of the Valley, although not yet from the Culebras. The USA distribution has three primary centers: (1) central and west Colorado, northern Mexico, and south-central Wyoming; (2) southeast Idaho and parts of surrounding states; and (3) the Front Range of northeast Wyoming and surrounding states. The species (or variety) follows the Rio Grande drainage down to Santa Fe Co in New Mexico, but no farther. These distributions are tentative, subject to the fluid nomenclature of the L. argenteus complex.

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