Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

View additional distribution information on the Jepson eflora

Lupinus lapidicola is a rare species of lupine known by the common name Mt. Eddy lupine. It is endemic to California, where it is known from only a few locations in the northernmost mountain ranges, including Mount Eddy in the Klamath Mountains. It is a small, compact perennial herb forming mats no more than 10 centimetres (3. 9 in) tall. Each palmate leaf is divided into 6 to 8 leaflets up to 2 centimetres (0. 79 in) long. The herbage is coated in silvery silky hairs. The inflorescence is a small bundle of flower whorls, each flower about a centimeter long and purple in color with a yellowish patch on its banner.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

4 in Tall

Calscape icon
Color

Blue, Lavender, Purple

Water

Moderate

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 20 likely

Confirmed Likely

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica

Orange Sulphur

Colias eurytheme

Western Sulphur

Colias occidentalis

Clouded Sulphur

Colias philodice