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Holmgrens' lupine, Wyeth's lupine

Habit Herbs 2–4.5(–7) dm, caudex above ground.
Stems

ascending, not hollow.

Leaflets

(5–)7–12, blades 30–55(–70) mm, surfaces silky-strigulose, gray or silver, often folded, appearing linear.

Flowers

upper keel margins usually ciliate.

2n

= 48.

Lupinus polyphyllus var. humicola

Phenology Flowering (Apr–)May–Jun(–Sep).
Habitat Dry desert slopes, dry washes, pinyon-juniper woodlands, grassy sites, thinly wooded sites.
Elevation 1400–2500 m. (4600–8200 ft.)
Distribution
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AZ; CA; CO; ID; MT; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY; AB; BC
Discussion

Variety humicola is of conservation concern in California, where it is known only from Inyo County. In Arizona, it is known only from Navajo County, south of Lake Powell.

(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. ammophilus, L. polyphyllus var. burkei, L. polyphyllus var. polyphyllus, L. polyphyllus var. prunophilus, L. polyphyllus var. saxosus
Synonyms L. humicola, L. arcticus var. cottonii, L. arcticus var. humicola, L. arcticus var. tetonensis, L. cottonii, L. diversalpicola, L. flavescens, L. holmgrenianus, L. humicola var. tetonensis, L. rydbergii, L. wyethii, L. wyethii subsp. tetonensis
Name authority (A. Nelson) Barneby: Great Basin Naturalist 46: 257. (1986)
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