Carried by 0 nurseries
View Availability at NurseryData provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria
View additional distribution information on the Jepson eflora
Lupinus croceus is a species of lupine known by the common name saffron-flowered lupine. It is endemic to the northernmost mountains of California, including the Klamath Mountains, where it grows in generally dry, rocky habitat. This is an erect perennial herb growing 40-60 centimetres (16-24 in) tall. The hairy palmate leaves are made up of 5 to 9 leaflets each up to 6 centimetres (2. 4 in) long. The inflorescence is a raceme of many flowers, sometimes arranged in whorls. Each flower is just over a centimeter long and bright yellow to orange in color. The fruit is a hairy legume pod up to 3. 5 centimetres (1. 4 in) long.
Perennial herb
1 - 2 ft Tall
Cream, Yellow
Moderate
Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 24 likely
Sagebrush Sooty Hairstreak
Satyrium semiluna
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
Clover Looper Moth
Caenurgina erechtea
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme