Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lupinus nevadensis A.Heller trib. Genisteae |
Synonyms | Lupinus indutus Greene ex C.F.Baker |
Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
Altitude | 1000-3000m |
Description | long hirsute, leaves petiolate, leaflets 6-10, 2-5cm, raceme 5-17cm, flowers in spiral, 10-12mm, pod 2-4cm, densely hirsute |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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