Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Lupinus sericeus [Lupinus amplus] [Lupinus bakeri]
Family
Fabaceae
CommonName
silky lupine
Presence
YES
Status
native
EarliestDate
1911
LatestDate
2016
Ecosystem
montane
Geobotanical
Garitas, SSanjuans
Counties
Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
La Botica
Comments
In the Watershed vouchers of silky lupine—which are many—mostly come from the west side. Typically it is a plant of montane meadows. It continues on down the Rio Grande drainage in New Mexico to Sandoval Co, which constitutes the farthest SE corner of the USA distribution.