chick lupine

Lupinus microcarpus

Member of lupines (genus Lupinus)
legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
purple, pale purple, cream in flowering plants

There are no other wild members of this species in the bay area.

shaggy haired chick lupine
Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus

bracts and calyx with dense long spreading hairs
flowers and fruit generally on more than one side of axis

white-whorled lupine
Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus

bracts and calyx with sparse appressed or spreading hairs
late flowers and fruit generally on one side of axis

Toxicity of blue bonnet, lupine (Lupinus spp.):
4 – Ingestion of these plants, especially in large amounts, is expected to cause serious effects to the heart, liver, kidneys or brain. If ingested in any amount, call the poison center immediately.

1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 28 (13 are research grade)

Locations:

Henry Coe SP: 9
Almaden Quicksilver CP: 4
Santa Teresa CP: 4
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 2
Lexington Reservoir CP: 2
San Jose, CA: 2
Sierra Azul OSP: 2
Calero CP
Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP
Sunol Wilderness RP

Months:

Mar.: 2
Apr.: 14
May: 9
Jun.: 3

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Not all sites include this taxon:

Lupinus microcarpus → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora