Flora of North America species comparison

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Lupinus nootkatensis var. fruticosus
Photo is of parent taxon

Nootka lupine, shrubby Nootka lupine
Stems

6–7(–9) mm diam., hairs finely appressed silky-sericeous (short and soft-wavy) throughout.
Bracts

7–13 mm.

Lupinus nootkatensis var. fruticosus
Phenology Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat Moun­tain meadows, stream banks.
Elevation 1000–2000 m. (3300–6600 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; AB; BC; YT
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Lupinus > Lupinus nootkatensis
Sibling taxa
L. nootkatensis var. nootkatensis
Synonyms L. arboreus var. fruticosus, L. nootkatensis var. unalaskensis
Name authority Sims: Bot. Mag. 47: plate 2136. (1820)
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