Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lupinus parviflorus Nutt. ex. Hook. & Arn. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Bot. Beechey Voy.: 336 (1838) |
Native Range | w. & wc. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2200-2700m |
Description | ramose, pubescent, glabrescent, leaves petiolate, leaflets 5-7, obovate-lanceolate, stipules minute, subulate, flowers minute in elongate raceme, bracts subulate, pod hirsute |
Size | 25-40cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Lupinus allimicranthus C.P.Sm. Lupinus argenteus var. parviflorus (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) C.L.Hitchc. Lupinus argenteus ssp. parviflorus (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) L.LI.Phillips |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |