Lupinus truncatus |
Lupinus breweri |
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Brewer's lupine |
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Habit | Plants perennial, cushion or mat-forming, 0.2–1.5 dm. | |
Stems | usually prostrate; woody, pubescent. |
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Leaves | cauline; leaflets 5–10, 4–15 × 2–5 mm, usually linear-elliptic, rarely oblanceolate, often silvery; tips rounded to acute; surfaces tomentose; petioles 9–25 mm. |
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Inflorescences | 0.8–2(3) cm; peduncles 1–6 cm; pedicels (1.5)3–4 mm. |
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Flowers | calyces 4–6.5 mm, not spurred; lips subequal; corollas 4–11 mm, violet to blue; banners cup type; spot white or yellow. |
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Fruits | 8–20 mm, villous to tomentose. |
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Seeds | 2–5. |
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Lupinus truncatus |
Lupinus breweri |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Meadows, open forests. Flowering Jul. 1200–2300 m. Sisk. CA, NV. 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 breweri var. breweri | |
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