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Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus

Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl. var. polyphyllus

Bigleaf Lupine

Fabaceae (Pea family)

Synonym(s): Lupinus matanuskensis, Lupinus polyphyllus var. albiflorus, Lupinus pseudopolyphyllus, Lupinus stationis

USDA Symbol: LUPOP4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I?), CAN (N)

This taxon appears as Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. polyphyllus var. polyphyllus on the USDA PLANTS Database website.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Legume
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Blue , Purple , Violet
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , CT , ID , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MT , NH , NY , OR , VT , WA , WI
Canada: AB , BC , NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-07-31
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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