Roadless Areas
Home/Species/ Prairie Lupine

Lupinus lepidus

Dougl. ex Lindl.

Prairie Lupine

G5Secure Found in 146 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130451
Element CodePDFAB2B2B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusLupinus
Other Common Names
Elegant Lupine (EN) Pacific lupine (EN) Pacific Lupine (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for a narrow treatment of Lupinus lepidus, following Kartesz (1994, 1999), which excludes Lupinus minimus and L. lepidus ssp./var. aridus, ssp. caespitosus, ssp./var. confertus, ssp./var. cusickii, ssp./var. medius, var. artulus, var. culbertsonii, var. lobbii, var. ramosus, var. sellulus, var. torreyi, and var. utahensis. It appears that COSEWIC uses a broader treatment of L. lepidus such that the taxon they give status (L. lepidus var. lepidus) is the same as L. lepidus as treated in Kartesz (1999).
Conservation Status
Review Date1989-07-13
Change Date1989-07-13
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Common in dry habitats of western North America, with thousands of occurrences.
Range Extent Comments
Southeast Alaska to Oregon.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Open woods and dry slopes.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS2Yes
British ColumbiaSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
IdahoS5Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (146)
California (64)
AreaForestAcres
AntimonyLos Padres National Forest40,911
Birch CreekInyo National Forest28,816
Black ButteMendocino National Forest15,461
Black CanyonInyo National Forest32,421
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
Chips CreekLassen National Forest29,089
Coyote NorthInyo National Forest11,932
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Dexter CanyonInyo National Forest17,053
DomeStanislaus National Forest11,085
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
EbbettsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest255
FalesHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest9,138
Glass MountainInyo National Forest52,867
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
GrindstoneMendocino National Forest26,031
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Hoover - Green Ck NoHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest7,155
Hoover - Mt.olsenHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest624
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
Hoover - Virginia LksHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,050
Horse Mdw.Inyo National Forest5,687
Iceberg - Mill CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest26,988
Iceberg - Wolf Ck LkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest175
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
Log Cabin SaddlebagInyo National Forest15,165
Long MeadowHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,967
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
Mono CratersInyo National Forest7,115
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
Mt. HoffmanModoc National Forest9,780
Mt. OlsenInyo National Forest2,161
Mt. RebaStanislaus National Forest3,869
Murphy GladeShasta-Trinity National Forest1,015
NessieInyo National Forest830
NightStanislaus National Forest3,173
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
Raymond PeakEldorado National Forest2,518
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
Robinson PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,835
Sawmill - BadlandsLos Padres National Forest51,362
South SierraInyo National Forest41,853
South SierraSequoia National Forest8,008
Sweetwater (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,241
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
Tioga LakeInyo National Forest829
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
WaterhouseStanislaus National Forest4,394
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
Wild Cattle MtnLassen National Forest4,965
Wild Horse Mtn. (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest28,822
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bristol HeadRio Grande NF46,087
Long ParkRoutt NF42,100
Idaho (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
Boulder - White CloudsSalmon-Challis National Forest139,297
Boulder - White CloudsSawtooth National Forest322,653
Pioneer MountainsSawtooth National Forest119,563
Pioneer MountainsSalmon-Challis National Forest172,460
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
Nevada (6)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
ButlerHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest39,470
Rose - Alum CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest853
Rose - EvansHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,782
Rose - GalenaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest3,711
Savory MountainHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,570
Oregon (22)
AreaForestAcres
BearwallowsDeschutes National Forest7,317
Bend WatershedDeschutes National Forest14,829
Devil's GardenWinema National Forest512
Dixie ButteMalheur National Forest12,208
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Frog CampWillamette National Forest491
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
Mt. EmilyWallowa-Whitman National Forest8,421
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. BaileyUmpqua National Forest18,401
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
Myrtle SilviesMalheur National Forest11,679
North Mt. EmilyUmatilla National Forest4,416
North PaulinaDeschutes National Forest19,670
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
SherwoodUmpqua National Forest2,449
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
South PaulinaDeschutes National Forest9,074
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
WaldoDeschutes National Forest4,973
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Utah (22)
AreaForestAcres
418009Uinta National Forest18,064
418013Uinta National Forest14,643
418017Uinta National Forest19,631
Big Bear CreekManti-Lasal National Forest28,440
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Bunker CreekDixie National Forest7,474
Circleville MountainFishlake National Forest24,142
City CreekFishlake National Forest13,939
Dairy ForkManti-Lasal National Forest30,222
Dark ValleyDixie National Forest27,481
East MountainManti-Lasal National Forest30,705
Fishlake MountainFishlake National Forest25,217
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
Hilgard MountainFishlake National Forest28,389
Lava BedsDixie National Forest14,944
Little West Fork BlacksWasatch-Cache National Forest8,209
Mt. NaomiWasatch-Cache National Forest41,922
Mt. ArvineFishlake National Forest6,054
Price RiverManti-Lasal National Forest24,349
Swan Creek MountainWasatch-Cache National Forest9,390
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Tushar MountainFishlake National Forest39,992
Washington (17)
AreaForestAcres
Alpine Lakes Adj.Wenatchee National Forest57,104
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Gotchen CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,518
Green MountainOlympic National Forest4,617
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
SpanglerUmatilla National Forest5,936
StrawberryGifford Pinchot National Forest5,244
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
TumwaterGifford Pinchot National Forest8,676
Upper TucannonUmatilla National Forest12,485
Wyoming (6)
AreaForestAcres
Canyon CreekShoshone National Forest7,530
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Illinois CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest6,711
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
Teton Corridor TrailheadsBridger-Teton National Forest286
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.