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Lupinus nanus
Sky Lupine
As recorded: Lupinus nanus Douglas ex Benth.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Stemmermann, R.L.
- Collector number
- 203
- Date
- April 4, 1973
- Locality
- Tejon Ranch; 0.5 mile west of Grapevine. Kern County. Kern River Drainage Area.
- Region
- California, United States
- Elevation
- 518 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 4, 1973, Stemmermann, R.L. also collected 8 other specimens.
Lupinus nanus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,504 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-05.

2026-09-05
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956, USA
(c) James Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-22
Ingleside Terraces, San Francisco, CA, USA
(c) Chloe Y Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-18
California, US
(c) Gabriel Fernandez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-09
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019, USA
(c) Collin Dennis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-07
Ragle Ranch Regional Park, Sebastopol, CA, US
(c) Taye Bright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-07
Healdsburg, CA, US
(c) Aila Hardie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lupinus nanus. BISH 455565. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956150765. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/455565.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956150765 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
