Lupinus breweri

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Lupinus breweri
Lupinusbreweri.jpg
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lupinus
Species:
L. breweri
Binomial name
Lupinus breweri
Varieties [2]
  • Lupinus breweri var. breweri
  • Lupinus breweri var. bryoides C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus breweri var. grandiflorus C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus breweri var. parvulus C.P.Sm.
Brewers lupine plant in high meadow Brewers lupine Duck Lake N end.jpg
Brewers lupine plant in high meadow

Lupinus breweri is a species of lupine known by the common names Brewer's lupine and matted lupine. It is native to much of California, except for the deserts, and to adjacent sections of Oregon and Nevada, where it is common in some areas, particularly mountain forests.

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Description

Quite short for a lupine, this is a hairy, mat-forming perennial herb, sometimes becoming like a shrub, with a woody base. The leaves spread out from the stem. Each palmate leaf is made up of 5 to 10 woolly leaflets each up to 2 centimeters (0.79 in) long. The inflorescence is a dense raceme of flowers a few centimeters tall, each flower 4 to 11 millimeters (0.16 to 0.43 in). The flower is blue or purple with a white or yellowish spot on the banner. The fruit is a silky-hairy legume pod 1 or 2 millimeters (0.039 or 0.079 in) long.

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References

  1. NatureServe (2024). "Lupinus breweri". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. "Lupinus breweri A.Gray". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 6 July 2024.