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Lupinus lepidus var. ramosus

Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus
Photo is of parent taxon

branch tidy lupine
Photo is of parent taxon

dwarf lupine, Pacific lupine
Habit Herbs 13–30 cm, shaggy. Herbs 20–40 cm, sericeous.
Stems

decumbent to erect.

erect.
Leaves

some basal, mostly cauline;

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

usually basal;

leaflet blades 5–40 × 3–7 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.
Racemes

2–10 cm, exserted beyond leaves, open.

8–13 cm, exserted beyond leaves, ± dense, flowers whorled.
Peduncles

3–5 cm;

bracts 4–9 mm.

(2–)4.5–13 cm;

bracts persistent, 4–15 mm.
Pedicels

slender, 1.5–3 mm.

1–3 mm.
Flowers

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

corolla blue, banner patch white to yellow.

in 9–11 whorls, 10–14 mm;

corolla blue.
Seeds

3–6, 2–3 mm.
2n

= 48.

Lupinus lepidus var. ramosus

Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus
Phenology Flowering Jul–Aug. Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat Open stony crests, gravelly hillsides, subalpine. Open prairies, in sandy, gravelly soils.
Elevation 2300–4000 m. (7500–13100 ft.) 30–500 m. (100–1600 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
from FNA
AK; OR; WA; AB; BC
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.)

Variety lepidus was historically present throughout much of the Willamette Valley; it has been extirpated from much of its range and is probably now only present in Oregon at a few sites (K. A. Weitemier 2010).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11. FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Lupinus > Lupinus lepidus 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
L. lepidus var. aridus, L. lepidus var. ashlandensis, L. lepidus var. confertus, L. lepidus var. culbertsonii, L. lepidus var. cusickii, L. lepidus var. lobbii, L. lepidus var. ramosus, L. lepidus var. sellulus, L. lepidus var. utahensis
Synonyms L. brunneomaculatus, L. crassulus, L. culbertsonii subsp. hypolasius, L. danaus var. bicolor, L. hypolasius L. minimus
Name authority Jepson: Fl. Calif. 2: 268. (1936) unknown
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