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Lupinus elmeri

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Lupinus elmeri

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
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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
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

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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

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  1. ^ "Elmer's lupine". USDA. Plants Profile. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Lupinus elmeri Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. ^ "Lupinus elmeri Greene". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
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