Lupinus arizonicus
| Lupinus arizonicus | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lupinus |
| Subgenus: | Platycarpos (Wats.) Kurl. |
| Species: | L. arizonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lupinus arizonicus S.Watson | |
Lupinus arizonicus (Arizona lupine) is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts, where it can be found growing in open places and sandy washes below 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) altitude. It is common around Joshua Tree National Park and Death Valley National Park in California.[1]
It is an annual plant growing to 10–50 centimetres (3.9–19.7 in) in height. The leaves are palmately compound with 6–10 leaflets, each leaflet Template:Cinvert long and 5–10 millimetres (0.20–0.39 in) broad, on a 2.5–7 centimetres (0.98–2.76 in) long petiole. The flowers are magenta to dark pink, 7–10 mm long, with 20–50 or more flowers in a tall spike.
References
- ↑ Tim Johnson (1999). "CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference". CRC Press: 494. ISBN 0-8493-1187-X.
External links
- Jepson Flora Project: Lupinus arizonicus
- USDA Plants Profile
- Photo gallery
- Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 136
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