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Lupinus stiversii

harlequin annual lupine, harlequin lupine
Habit Herbs, annual, 1–5 dm, sparsely pubescent.
Stems

ascending or erect, branched near middle.
Leaves

cauline;

petioles 2–8 cm;

leaflets usually 7, blades bright green, 20–50 × 5–15 mm, adaxial surface sparsely pubescent.
Racemes

dense, 5–10 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.
Peduncles

8–18 cm;

bracts tardily deciduous, 3–5 mm.
Pedicels

1.5–4 mm.
Flowers

13–18 mm;

calyx abaxial lobe entire, 5–7 mm, adaxial lobe deeply cleft, 4–6 mm;

corolla banner yellow, wings usually pink, rarely white, keel white, lower and upper margins ciliate from claw to middle.
Legumes

2 cm, glabrous or glabrate.
Cotyledons

deciduous, petiolate.
Seeds

usually 5.

Lupinus stiversii
Phenology Flowering late spring (Apr–Jul).
Habitat Clearings, open areas, chaparral, oak woodlands, yellow pine forest.
Elevation 100–2200 m. (300–7200 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Lupinus stiversii is found in the Sierra Nevada, the northern portion of Southern Coast Ranges (Monterey County), the San Gabriel Mountains, and the San Bernardino Mountains.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Lupinus
Sibling taxa
L. adsurgens, L. affinis, L. albicaulis, L. albifrons, L. andersonii, L. angustiflorus, L. antoninus, L. apertus, L. arboreus, L. arbustus, L. arcticus, L. argenteus, L. arizonicus, L. benthamii, L. bicolor, L. brevicaulis, L. breweri, L. cervinus, L. chamissonis, L. citrinus, L. concinnus, L. constancei, L. covillei, L. croceus, L. dalesiae, L. diffusus, L. duranii, L. elatus, L. elmeri, L. excubitus, L. flavoculatus, L. formosus, L. fulcratus, L. gracilentus, L. grayi, L. guadalupensis, L. havardii, L. hirsutissimus, L. huachucanus, L. hyacinthinus, L. kingii, L. kuschei, L. lapidicola, L. latifolius, L. lepidus, L. leucophyllus, L. littoralis, L. longifolius, L. ludovicianus, L. luteolus, L. magnificus, L. malacophyllus, L. microcarpus, L. nanus, L. neomexicanus, L. nevadensis, L. nipomensis, L. nootkatensis, L. obtusilobus, L. odoratus, L. onustus, L. oreganus, L. pachylobus, L. padrecrowleyi, L. peirsonii, L. perennis, L. polyphyllus, L. pratensis, L. pusillus, L. rivularis, L. sabineanus, L. sericatus, L. sericeus, L. shockleyi, L. sierrae-blancae, L. sparsiflorus, L. spectabilis, L. subcarnosus, L. succulentus, L. sulphureus, L. texensis, L. tidestromii, L. tracyi, L. truncatus, L. uncialis, L. villosus, L. westianus
Name authority Kellogg: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 192, fig. 58. (1863) — (as stiverii)
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