| Lupinus kuschei | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lupinus |
| Species: | L. kuschei |
| Binomial name | |
| Lupinus kuschei | |
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Lupinus kuschei, the Yukon lupine, is a species of flowering plant from the order Fabales which can be found in Alaska and Western Canada. [1]
The plant's stems are 15–50 centimetres (5.9–19.7 in) high while the leaves carry 5 to 9 leaflets with petioles being 4–15 centimetres (1.6–5.9 in) long. The leaflets themselves are elliptic and are 1.5–5 centimetres (0.59–1.97 in) long. Flowers have 3–10 centimetres (1.2–3.9 in) long racemes which have a two-lipped calyx. The upper lip of the calyx is 4–6 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in) long and the lower lip is 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in). L. kuschei have 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in) long corollas which are either blue or purple in colour. The fruits have 2–3 centimetres (0.79–1.18 in) long pods which carry seeds that are 4–6 centimetres (1.6–2.4 in) long. [2] The flowers can be white, purple, blue, and violet. The flowers bloom in the months of June and July. The fruit type is a legume. [3]
It can be distinguished from Lupinus nootkatensis by its long-petioled basal leaves and acute leaflets. It can be distinguished from Lupinus arcticus by its silky leaflets on both sides. It can be distinguished from Lupinus lepidus by its glabrous keels, and its stem, pedicels, and calyx with spreading, villous pubescence. It can be distinguished from Lupinus sericeus by its banners not being hairy on the back. [4]
It can be found in the Conifer Forest and Sand dune habitat. Appears to prefer sandy and gravelly soil. Also found in sand bars of glacial rivers, river terraces, and sandy alluvium. It's often in mesic to dry, sandy, gravelly, or rocky openings, alpine fields, and on roadsides. Some associated species include, Dryas drummondii , Hedysarum mackenzii , Epilobium latifolium , Oxytropis campestris , Oxytropis deflexa , Pinus contorta , Arctostaphylos species, Shepherdia canadensis , Calamagrostis purpurascens , Festuca rubra , Solidago decumbens , Populus balsamifera , and Salix species. [4]
Most of the population is found in the southwestern Yukon, with parts of its population in northern British Columbia and east-central Alaska. Disjunct populations have also been found in northwestern Alaska. The range extent can be up to 250,000 km2, as the parts of northwestern Alaska have not been fully mapped yet. Some sources also think there could be a population in southern British Columbia, which hasn't been confirmed and these reports might be questionable. [4] It is most commonly observed in the months of June and July. 75.1% of the time it was found in Canada, and 13.2% of the time it was found in the United States. [5]
Lupinus arizonicus, the Arizona lupine, is a flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of North America, where it can be found growing in open places and sandy washes below 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) elevation. It is common around Joshua Tree National Park and Death Valley National Park in California.
Lupinus microcarpus, the wide-bannered lupine or chick lupine, is a species of lupine native to western North America from southwestern British Columbia south through Oregon and California, including the Mojave Desert, and into Baja California. There is also a disjunct population in South America, with locations in central Chile and western Argentina.
Phacelia fremontii is a flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae native to the southwestern United States. In California, its range includes the Mojave Desert, the San Joaquin Valley, the Coast Ranges, and the Sierra Nevada. It was named for John C. Frémont.
Oxytropis campestris, the field locoweed, is a plant native to Northern Europe, the mountains of Central & Southern Europe, the Northwestern United States and all of Canada, sometimes grown as an ornamental plant.
Lupinus perennis is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.
Anemonastrum narcissiflorum, the narcissus anemone or narcissus-flowered anemone, is a herbaceous perennial in the genus Anemonastrum and the buttercup family. Basionym: Anemone narcissiflora Hook. & Arn.
Lupinus excubitus is a species of lupine known as the grape soda lupine. Its common name refers to its sweet scent, which is said to be very reminiscent of grape soda. This species and its variants are found in Southwestern United States, especially in California and Nevada, e.g., Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks, and northwestern Mexico.
Lupinus affinis is a species of lupine known by the common name fleshy lupine. It is native to the California Coast Ranges from the San Francisco Bay Area north, and into southern Oregon, where it is an uncommon member of the flora in several areas.
Lupinus antoninus is a rare species of lupine known by the common name Anthony Peak lupine. It is endemic to northern California, where it is known from only four occurrences in the North Coast Ranges, including near Anthony Peak.
Lupinus argenteus is a species of lupine known by the common name silvery lupine. It is native to much of western North America from the southwestern Canadian provinces to the southwestern and midwestern United States, where it grows in several types of habitats, including sagebrush, grassland, and forests.
Lupinus brevicaulis is a species of lupine known by the common names shortstem lupine and sand lupine. It is native to the southwestern United States, including Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico, where it grows in many types of sandy habitat.
Lupinus croceus is a species of lupine known by the common names saffron-flowered lupine and Mt Eddy Lupine. It is endemic to the northernmost mountains of California, clustering in the Klamath Mountains, where it grows in generally dry, rocky habitat.
Lupinus littoralis is a species of lupine known by the common name seashore lupine. It is native to the coastline of western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in sandy habitat.
Mimulus ringens is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names Allegheny monkeyflower and square-stemmed monkeyflower.
Pedicularis verticillata, the whorled lousewort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae which can be found in Alaska, North-Western Canada, and everywhere in China at the elevation of 2,100–4,400 metres (6,900–14,400 ft). Its native habitats include moist meadows and lakeshores.
Pedicularis lanata is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae. It is native to Canada and Alaska. Its common names include woolly lousewort and bumble-bee flower.
Desmodium illinoense, the Illinois ticktrefoil, is a flowering plant in the bean family (Fabaceae), native to the central United States and Ontario, Canada. Illinois ticktrefoil grows in sunny places, such as prairies and oak savannas of the Great Plains and Great Lakes regions.
Scutellaria mexicana, commonly known by variants on bladder sage or paperbag bush, is a shrub of the mint family Lamiaceae distinctive for its calyx lobes that develop into small bag- or bladder-like shells around the fruits.
Lupinus caudatus is a widespread species of wildflower in genus Lupinus from western North America known by the common names tailcup lupin and spurred lupin. It is distinctive for the short spur on its purple-blue flowers, for which it is named. Because of its wide distribution and toxicity it commonly causes poisonings of susceptible livestock such as horses, cattle, and sheep, though it is eaten without harm by wild herbivores like deer and elk. It is generally found from the Coastal Ranges and Sierra Nevada Mountains in the west to the Rocky Mountains in the east.
Lupinus lemmonii, commonly known as Lemmon's lupine, is a species of perennial plant in the family of Fabaceae that is native to Arizona.
