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Coso Mountains. lupine, Panamint Mountain lupine

Photo is of parent taxon

Panamint Mountain lupine, Panamint Mountains. lupine

Racemes

20–40 cm.

30–45 cm.

Pedicels

slender, 8 mm.

stout, 4 mm.

Flowers

10–13 mm.

(13–)16–18 mm.

Keel

petals curved.

petals slightly curved.

Lupinus magnificus var. glarecola

Lupinus magnificus var. magnificus

Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun. Flowering May–Jun(–Jul).
Habitat Granitic soils, often talus and scree, desert scrub, Joshua tree wood­land. Desert scrub, pinyon and juni­per woodlands, upper montane coniferous forests.
Elevation 1100–2500 m. (3600–8200 ft.) 1000–2600 m. (3300–8500 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Variety glarecola is known from the Mojave Desert ranges in Inyo County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Variety magnificus is known from the Great Basin and Mojave desert ranges in Inyo County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 11. FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Lupinus > Lupinus magnificus Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Lupinus > Lupinus magnificus
Sibling taxa
L. magnificus var. hesperius, L. magnificus var. magnificus
L. magnificus var. glarecola, L. magnificus var. hesperius
Synonyms L. kerrii
Name authority M. E. Jones: Contr. W. Bot. 8: 26. (1898) unknown
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