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Lupinus ammophilus

Greene

Sand Lupine

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150478
Element CodePDFAB2B080
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusLupinus
Synonyms
Lupinus polyphyllus var. ammophilus(Greene) Barneby
Other Common Names
sand 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.
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-01-03
Change Date2000-01-03
Edition Date1996-07-14
Edition AuthorsBeckman, J. (7/96)
Rank Reasons
Found on sandy soil in several Colorado Plateau vegetation types in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Also reported from Arizona by Kartez (unpublished data 1995). No abundance data available.
Range Extent Comments
New Mexico (San Juan and Rio Arriba Counties) Martin and Hutchins 1980). Utah (Grand and San Juan Counties) Welsh et al. 1993). Southwestern Colorado (Weber 1987), San Miguel, Archuleta, Montezuma, La Plata counties (CU Herbarium 4/99).
Occurrences Comments
There are 11 Colorado specimens from 4 counties (CU Herbarium 4/99).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Data in Welsh et al. (1993) for Lupinus polyphyllus var ammophilus says sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, mountain brush, ponderosa pine, aspen-douglas fir woods; commonly in sandy soils at 1830 to 2745 meters.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
UtahS1Yes
ColoradoS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Chama WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest4,168
Chama WildernessSanta Fe National Forest1,295
References (5)
  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.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1995. Species distribution data at county level for vascular plants of the United States, from unpublished data files at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, February, 1995.
  3. Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 1980, Vol. 1; 1981, Vol. 2. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.
  4. Weber, W.A. 1987. Colorado flora: Western slope. Colorado Associated University Press. Boulder. 530 pp.
  5. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins (eds.) 1993. A Utah flora. 2nd edition. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah. 986 pp.