Flora of North America species comparison

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Lupinus polyphyllus var. ammophilus
Photo is of parent taxon
Habit Herbs 1.5–5.5 dm, hirsute, caudex subterranean, divisions rhizomelike.
Stems

diffuse, subhollow.
Leaflets

6–9(or 10), largest blade (25–)30–60 mm, abaxial surface hirsute.
Flowers

upper keel margins ciliate.
2n

= 48.

Lupinus polyphyllus var. ammophilus
Phenology Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat Barren clay, seeps, oak-pinyon-juniper chaparral, sagebrush scrub.
Elevation 1200–3000 m. (3900–9800 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CO; NM; UT
Discussion

Variety ammophilusis is rare in Arizona and is known only from Apache County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Lupinus > Lupinus polyphyllus
Sibling taxa
L. polyphyllus var. burkei, L. polyphyllus var. humicola, L. polyphyllus var. polyphyllus, L. polyphyllus var. prunophilus, L. polyphyllus var. saxosus
Synonyms L. ammophilus, L. ammophilus var. crassus, L. crassus
Name authority (Greene) Barneby: Great Basin Naturalist 46: 257. (1986)
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