Lupinus elmeri
Lupinus elmeri | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Critically Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Lupinus |
Species: | L. elmeri |
Binomial name | |
Lupinus elmeri Greene | |
Synonyms | |
Lupinus albicaulis var. sylvestris (Greene) Lupinus sylvestris (Drew) |
Lupinus elmeri is an uncommon species of lupine known by the common names Elmer's lupine and South Fork Mountain lupine. It is endemic to California,[1] where it is known only from a few scattered occurrences in the northernmost slopes of the North Coast Ranges, in Trinity county.[2]
Description
This is an erect perennial herb with a thick reddish stem and green, hairy herbage. It reaches a maximum height near 90 centimetres (35 in). Each palmate leaf is made up of 6 to 10 leaflets up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) long. The inflorescence bears pale yellow flowers each roughly a centimeter long which are not arranged in whorls as they are in many other lupines. The fruit is a hairy legume pod up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long. The bloom period is from the months of July and August.[2] The flowers color is yellow and white.[3] It is most commonly found in the month of July.[4]
References
- ^ "Elmer's lupine". USDA. Plants Profile. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
- ^ a b "Lupinus elmeri Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Lupinus elmeri Greene". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
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