Flora of North America species comparison

The green links below add additional plants to the comparison table. Blue links lead to other Web sites.
enable glossary links

Lupinus lepidus var. cusickii
Photo is of parent taxon

Cusick's lupine
Habit Herbs 5(–10) cm, canescent, taprooted.
Stems

ascending-erect, several from taproot, profusely branched at base, elongated stem internode 1–3 cm.
Leaves

basal and cauline;

leaflet blades 10–25 mm, surfaces hairy.
Racemes

2–10 cm, not exserted beyond leaves, or only partially so, loose.
Peduncles

1–6 cm (together with racemes 2–10 cm);

bract 2–3.5 mm.
Pedicels

2.5–4 mm.
Flowers

in 6–9 whorls, 7–10 mm;

corolla bluish, banner not or scarcely recurved, 2.5–3 mm wide.
2n

= 48.

Lupinus lepidus var. cusickii
Phenology Flowering Jul.
Habitat Barren tuffaceous or gravelly clay bluffs and gullied riverbanks, usually associated with junipers, sagebrush, and Eriogonum.
Elevation 1300–1500 m. (4300–4900 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
ID; OR
Discussion

Variety cusickii is known from a few populations near Unity in Baker County, Oregon (K. A. Weitemier 2010) and near Donnelly and McCall in Valley County, Idaho.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Lupinus > Lupinus lepidus
Sibling taxa
L. lepidus var. aridus, L. lepidus var. ashlandensis, L. lepidus var. confertus, L. lepidus var. culbertsonii, L. lepidus var. lepidus, L. lepidus var. lobbii, L. lepidus var. ramosus, L. lepidus var. sellulus, L. lepidus var. utahensis
Synonyms L. cusickii, L. aridus var. cusickii, L. lepidus subsp. cusickii, L. longivallis
Name authority (S. Watson) C. L. Hitchcock in C. L. Hitchcock et al.: Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 3: 315. (1961)
Web links 
Unless otherwise noted, all data comes from the online version of the Flora of North America, who have made most of their content available via a Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0).



Type/paste one or more Latin names into the boxes above; matching taxa will show up below the box as you type. You can use the up/down arrow keys to move through the list.

(If the plant you're looking for doesn't show up in the auto-complete list, that means it either isn't described in Flora of North America yet, or it's listed under a synonym. And please note that Flora of North America is still missing several plant families, including Apiaceae, Boraginaceae, and Polemoniaceae.)

Choose a data source: Flora of North America, OregonFlora

The species comparison tool is brought to you by:
Northwest Wildflowers