Saffron-flowered Lupine

This is an erect perennial herb growing 40–60 centimetres (16–24 in) tall. The hairy palmate leaves are made up of 5 to 9 leaflets each up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) long. The inflorescence is a raceme of many flowers, sometimes arranged in whorls. Each flower is just over a centimeter long and bright yellow to orange in color. The fruit is a hairy legume pod up to 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) long. The petioles are 1-3 inches long. The hairy seeds are just more than 1 inch long. Its flowering period is in the months of June, July, and August.

Its habitat is dry woods in the counties of Siskiyou and Trinity. It is found between the elevations of 5000–8000 feet or 900–2700 meters. Its communities include, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, and Subalpine Forest. It was most commonly found in June and July. 51% of the time it was found it was a preserved specimen, 29% of the time it was found it was an occurrence, and 20% of the time it was a human observation.