Lupinus truncatus |
Lupinus bicolor |
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miniature lupine, two-color lupine |
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Habit | Plants annual, 1–5 dm. | |
Stems | ascending or erect, pubescent. |
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Leaves | cauline; leaflets 5–8, 10–40 × 1–5 mm, linear to oblanceolate; tips acute; surfaces pubescent to sericeous; petioles 12–55 mm. |
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Inflorescences | 1–9 cm; peduncles 2–6.5 cm; pedicels 1–3 mm. |
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Flowers | calyces 4–8 mm, not spurred; lips equal to subequal; corollas 5–9 mm, usually blue, rarely light blue, pink, or white, sometimes with patches of yellow; banners usually typical type, sometimes weakly cupped or pinched; spot white, purple, or absent. |
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Fruits | 10–25 mm, villous. |
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Seeds | 3–6. |
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Lupinus truncatus |
Lupinus bicolor |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Pastures, meadows, roadsides, open forests. Flowering Mar–Jul. 0–1000 m. Casc, Col, CR, ECas, Est, Sisk, WV. CA, WA; north to British Columbia, south to Mexico. Native. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 700 Paul Severns, Stephen Meyers, Christopher Royce |
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Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Lupinus polycarpus, Lupinus bicolor var. bicolor, Lupinus bicolor var. microphyllus, Lupinus bicolor var. tridentatus, Lupinus micranthus, Lupinus nanus, Lupinus nanus var. apricus | |
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