Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lupinus obtusilobus A.Heller trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Muhlenbergia 8: 115 (1912) |
Native Range | n. California to nw. Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 1500-3500m |
Description | appressed silvery sericeous, leaflets oblong-oblanceolate, 2-4cm, raceme compact, 3-7cm long, flowers 11-13mm long, verticillate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | blue, lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Lupinus ornatus var. obtusilobus (A.Heller) C.P.Sm. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |