Lupinus_elmeri

<i>Lupinus elmeri</i>

Lupinus elmeri

Species of legume

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]

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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

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


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