Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lupinus lapidicola A.Heller trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 51: 306 (1924) |
Native Range | Oregon to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | silvery sericeous, leaflets 6-8, linear-oblanceolate to subspathulate, 1-2cm long, on both faces silvery, raceme with 2-3 whorls, 2-4cm long, corolla 10-12mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |