Lupinus albifrons var. austromontanus
Fl. Calif. 2: 252. 1936.
Basionym: Lupinus austromontanus A. Heller Muhlenbergia 2: 69. 1905
Synonyms: L. excubitus subsp. austromontanus (A. Heller) R. M. Beauchamp L. excubitus var. austromontanus (A. Heller) C. P. Smith
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
Herbs or subshrubs, herbaceous toward base, 2–5 dm, usually silver-hairy. Leaves silver-hairy; petiole 4–15 cm. Inflorescence bracts 8–9 mm. Racemes 14–40 cm. Flowers 14–18 mm.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Dry slopes, upper chaparral and yellow pine forests.
Elevation: 1000–3000 m.
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (n Baja California).
Discussion
Variety austromontanus is known from the Tehachapi Mountains southward to northern Baja California.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.