Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lupinus sellulus Kellogg trib. Genisteae |
Synonyms | Lupinus torreyi A.Gray ex S.Watson |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-2700m |
Description | appressed hirsute, leaflets 6-8, oblanceolate, greenish, raceme cylindrical, closely above leaves, compact, 4-12cm, flowers 8-9mm long, pod sericeous |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | blue, violet |
Bloom | late spring |
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 late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. Southwestern U.S.A. |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
sellulus typicus ined.
sellulus artulus (Jeps.) Eastw., Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 284 (1946)
sellulus lobbii (A.Gray ex S.Watson) B.J.Cox, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 91: 219 (1974)
sellulus medius (Detling) B.J.Cox, ibid.
sellulus ursinus (Eastw.) Munz, Aliso 4: 92 (1958)
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