Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lupinus cusickii S.Watson trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 22: 469 (1887) |
Native Range | e. Oregon |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems densely strigose, leaflets 5-8, oblanceolate, densely hirsute, 5-20mm long, raceme 2-3cm long, bracts subulate, calyx hirsute, corolla ca. 7mm |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Synonyms | Lupinus abortivus Greene Lupinus aridus var. abortivus (Greene) C.P.Sm. Lupinus aridus var. cusickii (S.Watson) C.P.Sm. Lupinus cusickii ssp. abortivus (Greene) B.J.Cox Lupinus lepidus ssp. cusickii (S.Watson) Detling Lupinus lepidus var. cusickii (S.Watson) C.L.Hitchc. Lupinus longivallis C.P.Sm. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) |