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Racemes

2–11 cm, equal to or longer than foliage.

Peduncles

usually 1–3.5 cm.

Pedicels

glabrous.

Flowers

7–12 mm, relative large;

calyx tube glabrous.

Lupinus pusillus var. rubens

Phenology Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat Open, sandy areas.
Elevation 700–1800 m. (2300–5900 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; NV; UT
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Lupinus > Lupinus pusillus
Sibling taxa
L. pusillus var. intermontanus, L. pusillus var. pusillus
Synonyms L. rubens, L. odoratus var. rubens, L. pusillus subsp. rubens
Name authority (Rydberg) S. L. Welsh: Great Basin Naturalist 38: 331. (1978)
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