Lupinus nanus
| Lupinus nanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Genisteae |
| Genus: | Lupinus |
| Subgenus: | Platycarpos |
| Species: | L. nanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lupinus nanus Douglas ex Benth. | |
Lupinus nanus ("sky lupine", "field lupine", "dwarf lupin" or "Douglas' annual lupine"), is a species of lupine native to the western United States. It grows naturally in chaparral clearings and along slopes in California, Nevada, and on Steens Mountain in eastern Oregon.
There are three accepted subspecies of Lupinus nanus:[1]
- Lupinus nanus subsp. latifolius (Benth. ex Torr.) D.Dunn
- Lupinus nanus subsp. menkerae (C.P.Sm.) D.Dunn (commonly called Menker's lupine)
- Lupinus nanus subsp. nanus
Lupinus nanus is often found in mixed populations with Lupinus bicolor, Lupinus pachylobus, Lupinus micranthus, and Lupinus vallicola (some of these species are not currently recognized as distinct taxa in the Jepson Manual).
References
- ↑ "Lupinus nanus (Douglas ex Benth.) - subspecies and accepted taxa". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
External links
- USDA profile of Lupinus nanus
- Jepson Manual entry of Lupinus nanus
- Photo gallery
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