Lupinus argenteus var. fulvomaculatus |
Lupinus argenteus var. moabensis |
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Habit | Herbs 1–10 dm, glabrous or pubescent. | Herbs 2–9 dm, hairs forwardly appressed. |
Stems | branched. |
branched. |
Leaves | usually cauline, basal leaves usually absent at flowering, if present then petioles less than 3 times as long as leaflets; leaflet blades flat, oblanceolate, surfaces glabrous or pubescent adaxially. |
usually cauline, basal usually absent at flowering, if present then petioles less than 3 times as long as leaflets; leaflet blades narrow and folded, oblanceolate or elliptic-oblanceolate, surfaces gray or silvery-pubescent with appressed hairs. |
Pedicels | 1–2.5 mm. |
5–7 mm. |
Flowers | 6–8 mm; calyx bulge 0–1 mm; corolla pale blue with brown banner patch, banner glabrous or hairy abaxially. |
12–15 mm; calyx bulge 0–1 mm; corolla purple, wings 12–14 mm, banner ± hairy abaxially. |
2n | = 48. |
= 48. |
Lupinus argenteus var. fulvomaculatus |
Lupinus argenteus var. moabensis |
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Phenology | Flowering Jun–Aug. | Flowering Apr–Jul. |
Habitat | Cool, moist mountain meadows, stream banks, lakeshores, forests. | Sandy washes, pinyon-juniper woodlands, ponderosa pine forests, badlands. |
Elevation | 2000–3600 m. (6600–11800 ft.) | 1500–2500 m. (4900–8200 ft.) |
Distribution |
AZ; CO; NM; UT |
AZ; CO; UT |
Discussion | Variety fulvomaculatus is known from the Abajo and La Sal mountains in southeastern Utah, mountainous Colorado, in the Santa Fe National Forest and vicinity in New Mexico, and in northeastern Apache County, Arizona, where it is rare. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Variety moabensis is known from the badlands of the Colorado Plateau in Utah and adjacent Arizona and Colorado. It is known for its very large, showy flowers. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 11. | FNA vol. 11. |
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Synonyms | L. fulvomaculatus, L. ingratus | |
Name authority | (Payson) Barneby: Great Basin Naturalist 46: 257. (1986) | S. L. Welsh: Great Basin Naturalist 46: 262. (1986) |
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