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Lupinus lepidus var. ramosus
Photo is of parent taxon

branch tidy lupine
Habit Herbs 13–30 cm, shaggy.
Stems

decumbent to erect.
Leaves

some basal, mostly cauline;

leaflet blades usually 5–15(–30) mm, surfaces hairy to shaggy.
Racemes

2–10 cm, exserted beyond leaves, open.
Peduncles

3–5 cm;

bracts 4–9 mm.
Pedicels

slender, 1.5–3 mm.
Flowers

fragrant, in (2 or)3–7 whorls, ± well spaced, 7–9(–12) mm;

corolla blue, banner patch white to yellow.
2n

= 48.

Lupinus lepidus var. ramosus
Phenology Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat Open stony crests, gravelly hillsides, subalpine.
Elevation 2300–4000 m. (7500–13100 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
Discussion

Variety ramosus is known from the central and southern Sierra Nevada and in the Sweetwater and White mountains.

(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. cusickii, L. lepidus var. lepidus, L. lepidus var. lobbii, L. lepidus var. sellulus, L. lepidus var. utahensis
Synonyms L. brunneomaculatus, L. crassulus, L. culbertsonii subsp. hypolasius, L. danaus var. bicolor, L. hypolasius
Name authority Jepson: Fl. Calif. 2: 268. (1936)
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