Lupinus flavoculatus
| Lupinus flavoculatus | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Genisteae |
| Genus: | Lupinus |
| Species: | L. flavoculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lupinus flavoculatus A.Heller | |
Lupinus flavoculatus is a species of lupine known by the common name yelloweyes, or yellow-eyed lupine. It is native to the southwestern United States,[1] where it grows in the scrub and woodland of desert and plateau. This is a small, hairy annual herb growing up to about 20 centimetres (7.9 in) tall. Each palmate leaf is made up of 7 to 9 leaflets 1 or 2 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a small, dense spiral of flowers each roughly a centimeter long. The flower is bright to deep blue with a yellowish spot on its banner. The fruit is a somewhat oval-shaped hairy legume pod no more than a centimeter long. It contains one or two wrinkled seeds.
Distribution
In California the species is found at Zion and Death Valley National Parks.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lupinus flavoculatus". USDA. Plants Profile. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
- ↑ Tim Johnson (1999). "CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference". CRC Press: 495. ISBN 0-8493-1187-X.
External links
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