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Lupinus sericatus is a species of lupine known by the common name Cobb Mountain lupine. It is endemic to the North Coast Ranges of California north of the San Francisco Bay Area, where it grows in the forest, woodlands, and chaparral of the slopes and canyons. It easily colonizes disturbed habitat as well. This is a perennial herb growing up to half a meter tall. Each palmate leaf is made up of 4 to 7 distinctive wide spoon-shaped leaflets each 3 to 5 centimeters long. The flower cluster is a raceme of several whorls of purple flowers, each flower between 1 and 2 centimeters long. The fruit is a hairy legume pod 2 or 3 centimeters long.
Perennial herb
6 - 19 in Tall
Purple, Pink
Spring
Full Sun
Moderate
Moderate
Fast
Tolerates a variety of soils as long as adequate drainage is provided.
For propagating by seed: Fresh seeds need no treatment. Stored seeds scarification or hot water.
Open wooded slopes
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 23 likely
Painted Tiger Moth
Arachnis picta
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica