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Lupinus sulphureus (sulphur lupine, sulphur-flower lupine)[1] is a species of lupine, a flowering plant of the legume family, Fabaceae.
| Lupinus sulphureus | |
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| Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lupinus |
| Species: | L. sulphureus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lupinus sulphureus | |
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Description
editIt is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to 40 to 80 cm tall. The leaves are palmately compound, with 7 to 13 leaflets each 2 to 5 cm long. The flowers are produced in whorls on a spike 12 to 20 cm long.
Taxonomy
editThere are three subspecies:
- Lupinus sulphureus subsp. kincaidii (Kincaid's lupine; syn. L. oreganus subsp. kincaidii). Willamette Valley of western Oregon and parts of southwestern Washington. Flowers purple. Threatened.
- Lupinus sulphureus subsp. subsaccatus. Southern British Columbia south to Oregon. Flowers purple.
- Lupinus sulphureus subsp. sulphureus. Eastern Washington and eastern Oregon. Flowers yellow.
Distribution and habitat
editIt is native to western North America from southern British Columbia south through Washington to Oregon.[2]
Ecology
editFender's blue butterfly, an endangered species, is host-specific on Kincaid's lupine. Its larvae eat the leaves during the fall and spend the winter among the roots. In spring, the larvae continue to feed on the leaves before pupating.
References
edit- ^ a b NatureServe. "Lupinus sulphureus". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Lupinus sulphureus Douglas". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
External links
edit- Lupinus sulphureus. Plants of British Columbia.
- Lupinus sulphureus. Burke Museum. University of Washington.