Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lupinus breweri A.Gray trib. Genisteae |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-3700m |
Description | silvery sericeous, leaves crowded, palmatipartite, leaflets 7-10, oblanceolate to spathulate, 5-20mm, raceme 3-5cm, compact, flower 6-9mm, pod 12-16mm, sericeous |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
breweri bryoides C.P.Sm., Man. Fl. Pl. Calif. [Jepson] 526 (1925)
breweri grandiflorus C.P.Sm., ibid.
breweri parvulus C.P.Sm., ibid.
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