Taxon Report

Lupinus paynei Davidson

Payne's bush lupine

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Lupinus paynei Davidson
Common Name:
Payne's bush lupine
Family: Fabaceae
Element Code: PDFAB2B580
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial shrub
Blooming Period: Mar-Apr(May-Jul) Mar-Apr(May-Jul)
Elevation: 220-420 (720-1380)
General Habitats: Coastal scrub, Riparian scrub, Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat: Sandy
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1
Global Rank: G1Q
State Rank:
S1
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
  • changed from 3.1 to 1B.1 on 2017-12-11
  • added to 3.1 on 2017-04-03

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 7
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 0
   Good (B) 0
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 7
California Endemic:  True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Ventura (VEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Moorpark (3411838), Oat Mountain (3411835), Piru (3411847), Santa Susana (3411836), Simi (3411837)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 2
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
1 14 %
Development 1 14%
Non-native plant impacts 1 14%

Notes

Seriously threatened by development and non-native plants. Substantial portions of populations have already been lost due to development; in serious decline. Determined to be genetically distinct. No reliable morphological characters exist to distinguish L. paynei from other lupines in the L. albifrons complex; it has been described as being more arborescent, but this character trait has not been substantiated by data. Not allopatric with related taxa, so geography alone cannot be used to determine its identity. Further study is needed to determine the relationship between L. paynei and other lupines in the L. albifrons complex, particularly with regards to its distribution and morphological distinction. See Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 17(2):58-59 (1918) for original description, and Systematic Botany 36(2):362-370 (2011) for taxonomic treatment.
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Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2017-04-03
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].