Lupinus lepidus var. ramosus
Lupinus lepidus var. confertus
branch tidy lupine
cluster tidy lupine
decumbent to erect.
decumbent to erect.
some basal, mostly cauline;
leaflet blades usually 5–15(–30) mm, surfaces hairy to shaggy.
cauline;
leaflet blade 15–30 mm, surfaces hairy.
2–10 cm, exserted beyond leaves, open.
(5–)12–30 cm, exserted beyond leaves, dense.
3–5 cm;
bracts 4–9 mm.
3–13 cm;
bracts 5–14 mm.
slender, 1.5–3 mm.
stout, ± 1–1.5 mm.
fragrant, in (2 or)3–7 whorls, ± well spaced, 7–9(–12) mm;
corolla blue, banner patch white to yellow.
in 9–15 whorls, 7–9 mm, dense;
corolla blue or pink to lavender, banner patch yellowish fading brown to red.
= 48.
= 48.
Lupinus lepidus var. ramosus
Lupinus lepidus var. confertus
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.)
Variety confertus is found in Douglas, Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral, Ormsby, and Washoe counties in Nevada, and in the high Cascades, high Sierra Nevada, Transverse Ranges, Great Basin province, and into the desert mountains in California.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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