Lupinus chamissonis (Silver Dune Lupine)

 8/8/17 Beach access trail from Oceano campground to Oceano Dunes SRVA,

San Luis Obispo County, CA

 8/8/17 Beach access trail from Oceano campground to Oceano Dunes SRVA,

San Luis Obispo County, CA

8/8/17 Beach access trail from Oceano campground to Oceano Dunes SRVA,

San Luis Obispo County, CA

8/8/17 Beach access trail from Oceano campground to Oceano Dunes SRVA,

San Luis Obispo County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Silver Dune Lupine

SPECIES: Lupinus chamissonis

FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 8/8/2017

LOCATION: Beach access trail from Oceano campground to Oceano Dunes SRVA, San Luis Obispo County, CA

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Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Shrub 5--20 dm, silvery, densely appressed-hairy. 

Stem: erect. 

Leaf: cauline; stipules 8--10 mm; petiole 1--3.5 cm; leaflets 5--9, 10--25 mm. 

Inflorescence: 5--20 cm, flowers +- whorled; peduncle 2--6 cm; pedicels 4--8 mm; bract 7--10 mm. 

Flower: 8--16 mm; calyx upper lip 5--7 mm, deeply lobed, lower 7--9 mm, entire; petals light violet to blue, banner back densely hairy, spot yellow, keel upper margins glabrous, lower +- ciliate. 

Fruit:2.5--3.5 cm, hairy. 

Seed: 4--8, 4--5 mm, mottled brown. 

Ecology: Coastal strand, dunes; 

Elevation: < +- 10 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: s NCo, CCo, SCo. 

Flowering Time: Mar--Jul 

eFlora Treatment Author: Teresa Sholars