Lupinus excubitus var. johnstonii C.P.Sm.

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RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GÀRDF.N
Flora of the San Gabriel Mountains
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Fabaceae
Lupinus excubitus M.E .Jones
near var. johnstonii C.P.Smith
MT GLEASON Area: north-northwesterly ridge
descending from MESSENGER PEAK (6015 ft), near the
headwaters of Mill Canyon and Moody Canyon; Acton
USGS 7.5’ quadrangle; T4N R13W, SW/4 SW/4 section
36; elevation ca. 5640-5900 feet.
Local slopes dominated by upper chaparral belt
elements including Quercus wislizeni, Q. chrysolepis,
Ceanothus greggii vestitus, C. integerrimus, Adenostoma
fasciculatum, Pinus coulteri, Cercocarpus betuloides,
Ribes roezlii, Eriogonum umbellatum munzii, etc.
Localized caespitose perennial with silvery leaves;
corolla ca 14 mm; banner orbicular, pubescent abaxially;
wings broad; keel tip acute, upturned; upper distal margin
slightly ciliate.
Timothy S. Ross 2616	23 May 1990
Steve Boyd
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