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|image = Lupinus lepidus 4695.JPG
|regnum = [[Plant]]ae
|image_alt = White flower surrounded by long green leaves
|unranked_divisio = [[Flowering plant|Angiosperms]]
|image_caption = ''Lupinus lepidus'' var. ''lobbii'' (prairie lupine)
|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
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|genus = Lupinus
|unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]]
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|species = lepidus
|ordo = [[Fabales]]
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|authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]], 1828<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2963975 |title=Lupinus lepidus Lindl. |website=[[Global Biodiversity Information Facility|GBIF.org]] |accessdate=7 August 2014 }}</ref>
|familia = [[Fabaceae]]
|subfamilia = [[Faboideae]]
|tribus = [[Genisteae]]
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|genus = ''[[Lupinus]]''
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|species = '''''L. lepidus'''''
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|binomial = ''Lupinus lepidus''
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|binomial_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]], 1828<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gbif.org/species/2963975 |title=Lupinus lepidus Lindl. |website=[[Global Biodiversity Information Facility|GBIF.org]] |accessdate=7 August 2014 }}</ref>
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'''''Lupinus lepidus''''' or the '''Dwarf Lupine''' is a [[perennial plant]] in the pea family [[Fabaceae]] that is native to [[meadow]]s of the United States' [[Sierra Nevada (US)|Sierra Nevada]] mountain range.<ref name=SNW>Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2nd Ed., 2013, p. 35</ref>


'''''Lupinus lepidus''''', the '''Pacific lupine''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=LULE2|taxon=Lupinus lepidus|accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref> '''prairie lupine''' or '''dwarf lupine''' is a [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous plant]] in the pea family ([[Fabaceae]]) native to western North America.
==Habitat and range==
It can be found in meadows and areas that are moist during the spring growing season in the Sierra Nevada maintain range, from {{convert|4900|to|9800|ft|m}}.<ref name=SNW/>


==Description==
==Description==
[[Image:Lupine Lupinus rock water.jpg|thumb|left|Specimen of the [[Sierra Nevada]]]]
''L. lepidus'' is a small hairy perennial that reaches {{convert|4|to|24|in|cm}}.<ref name=SNW/> Leaves extend up the stem, but most are [[basal]].<ref name=SNW/> Leaves are [[palmately compound]] with 5-8 green-gray [[leaflet]]s less than {{convert|1+1/2|in|cm}}.<ref name=SNW/> The inflorescense is a dense spikelike raceme, with pink, purple, and blue flowers having a yellowish spot.<ref name=SNW/> The plant blooms between June and August.<ref name=SNW/> Fruit is a pod up to {{convert|3/4|in|cm}}.<ref name=SNW/>
''Lupinus lepidus'' is a small hairy [[perennial]] that reaches {{convert|4 to 24|in|cm|abbr=off|order=flip}}.<ref name="SNW">Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2nd Ed., 2013, p. 35</ref> Palmately compound leaves extend up the stem, but most are [[Basal (anatomy)|basal]].<ref name=SNW/> The inflorescence is a dense spike-like [[raceme]], with pink, purple, or blue flowers that often have a yellowish spot.<ref name=SNW/> The plant blooms from mid-April through August, depending on elevation and habitat.<ref name="Sullivan2015">{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Steven. K. |date=2015 |title=''Lupinus lepidus'' |url=http://www.wildflowersearch.com/search?&PlantName=Lupinus+lepidus |accessdate=2015-01-17 |website=Wildflower Search}}</ref> The fruit is a pod containing multiple seeds.<ref name=SNW/>


==References==
== Taxonomy ==
Many [[Variety (botany)|varieties]] have been described, several of which are considered separate species by some authorities.<ref name="PLANTS">{{cite web |date=2015 |title=''Lupinus lepidus'' |url=http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LULE2 |accessdate=2015-01-17 |website=PLANTS Database |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture; Natural Resources Conservation Service}}</ref>
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== Distribution and habitat ==
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[[Category:Lupinus|lepidus]]
The species is [[endemism|endemic]] to western [[North America]],<ref name="WTU Herbarium2015">{{cite web |date=2015 |editor-last=Giblin |editor-first=David |title=''Lupinus lepidus'' |url=http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Lupinus&Species=lepidus |accessdate=2015-01-17 |website=WTU Herbarium Image Collection |publisher=Burke Museum, University of Washington}}</ref> where it may be found in open areas from low prairie, open [[Montane ecology|montane forest]], to the [[Alpine plant|alpine]]. Although rare in [[British Columbia]], its range extends south from [[Alaska]] to southern [[California]] and eastward to the [[Rocky Mountains]].<ref name="Klinkenberg2014">{{cite web |date=2014 |editor-last=Klinkenberg |editor-first=Brian |title=''Lupinus lepidus'' |url=http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Lupinus%20lepidus |accessdate=2015-01-17 |website=E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. |publisher=Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver}}</ref><ref name="Sullivan2015" /><ref name="PLANTS" /> In California, it is mainly a species of meadows and areas that are moist during the spring growing season in the [[Sierra Nevada]] mountain range, from {{convert|4900|to|9800|ft|m|order=flip}}.<ref name="SNW" />
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[[Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)]]
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== References ==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Flora of the Western United States]]
[[Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status]]

Latest revision as of 04:24, 18 March 2024

Lupinus lepidus
White flower surrounded by long green leaves
Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (prairie lupine)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lupinus
Species:
L. lepidus
Binomial name
Lupinus lepidus
Lindl., 1828[1]

Lupinus lepidus, the Pacific lupine,[2] prairie lupine or dwarf lupine is a perennial herbaceous plant in the pea family (Fabaceae) native to western North America.

Description[edit]

Specimen of the Sierra Nevada

Lupinus lepidus is a small hairy perennial that reaches 10 to 61 centimetres (4 to 24 inches).[3] Palmately compound leaves extend up the stem, but most are basal.[3] The inflorescence is a dense spike-like raceme, with pink, purple, or blue flowers that often have a yellowish spot.[3] The plant blooms from mid-April through August, depending on elevation and habitat.[4] The fruit is a pod containing multiple seeds.[3]

Taxonomy[edit]

Many varieties have been described, several of which are considered separate species by some authorities.[5]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

The species is endemic to western North America,[6] where it may be found in open areas from low prairie, open montane forest, to the alpine. Although rare in British Columbia, its range extends south from Alaska to southern California and eastward to the Rocky Mountains.[7][4][5] In California, it is mainly a species of meadows and areas that are moist during the spring growing season in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, from 1,500 to 3,000 metres (4,900 to 9,800 ft).[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lupinus lepidus Lindl". GBIF.org. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Lupinus lepidus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2nd Ed., 2013, p. 35
  4. ^ a b Sullivan, Steven. K. (2015). "Lupinus lepidus". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  5. ^ a b "Lupinus lepidus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture; Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  6. ^ Giblin, David, ed. (2015). "Lupinus lepidus". WTU Herbarium Image Collection. Burke Museum, University of Washington. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  7. ^ Klinkenberg, Brian, ed. (2014). "Lupinus lepidus". E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Retrieved 2015-01-17.

External links[edit]

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