| Lupinus benthamii | |
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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. benthamii
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| Binomial name | |
| Lupinus benthamii | |
Lupinus benthamii is a species of lupine known by the common name spider lupine. [1] [2]
Distribution
The plant is endemic to central California, where it is known from the Central Coast Ranges across the Central Valley into the Sierra Nevada foothills. It is common in some areas, covering hillsides with its blue blooms in the spring.
Description
Lupinus benthamii is a hairy annual herb growing 20–70 centimetres (7.9–27.6 in) tall. Each palmate leaf is made up of 7 to 10 leaflets each up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long. They are narrow and linear in shape, just a few millimeters wide.
The inflorescence is an erect raceme of flowers up to 30 centimetres (12 in) tall, the flowers sometimes arranged in whorls. The flower is between 1 and 2 centimeters long and bright to deep blue in color, generally with a white or pink spot on the banner, or upper petal.
The fruit is a hairy legume pod about 3 centimetres (1.2 in) long.
References
- ^ "Lupinus benthamii". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ "Lupinus benthamii Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
External links
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Data related to
Lupinus benthamii at Wikispecies - Jepson Manual Treatment for Lupinus benthamii
- Lupinus benthamii — UC Photo gallery
- Lupinus
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
- Taxa named by Amos Arthur Heller
- Plants described in 1830
- Lupinus stubs