Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus (A.Heller) C.P.Sm.

RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Fabaceae	.
Lupinus excubitus M.E.Jones
ssp. austromontanus (Heller) C.P. Smith
SAN GABRIEL MTNS: Decomposed granite flats ca
300 m W of the summit of Condor Peak. Condor Peak
7.5' USGS quadrangle; near 34°19'28"N 118°13'22"W;
elev. ca 5210 feet.
Localized herbaceous perennial forming ± prostrate
mats ca 8-12 dm across; leaves greenish to slightly
silvery; flowers purplish-lavender, fading to buff-cream.
Associated with Galium johnstonii, Eriogonum
nudum, Solatium xanti, Chrysothamnus nauseosus,
Haplopappus pinifolius, Ceanothus leucodermis, Muilla
maritima, Elymus glaucus jepsonii, with Pinus coulteri
and Quercus chrysolepis appearing on the N slope off the
ridgetop.
Tim Ross 6725	17 July 1992
Ill-fated hike from Mendenhall Ridge to the mouth of Breakneck
Canyon; botanical survey for the Forest Service. The last 1.5 mi
of trail shown on the map simply didn't exist
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