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Lupinus hirsutissimus
Low-growing plant with six, purple to green leaves with prominent trichomes that sting. Leaves are 2.5 cm across. The flowers can be seen at my other spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/881...
Along trail in partial shade at Daley Ranch
"It is native to the coastal mountains of Baja California and Southern California as far north as the San Francisco Bay Area. It grows on dry mountain slopes, including areas that have recently burned, and chaparral and woodlands habitats." - Wikipedia
Spotted on Jan 19, 2012
Submitted on Jan 19, 2012
4 Comments
Good to know!
Hi Ava, I figured out what this is! I'm really glad I didn't touch it :)
I keep forgetting to add the size :) Each leaf was only an inch across.
That's cool! How big are the leaves?