Lupinus elmeri is an uncommon species of lupine known by the common names Elmer's lupine and South Fork Mountain lupine. It is endemic to California,[1] where it is known only from a few scattered occurrences in the northernmost slopes of the North Coast Ranges, in Trinity county.[2]
| Lupinus elmeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lupinus |
| Species: | L. elmeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Lupinus elmeri | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lupinus albicaulis var. sylvestris (Greene) Lupinus sylvestris (Drew) | |
Description edit
This is an erect perennial herb with a thick reddish stem and green, hairy herbage. It reaches a maximum height near 90 centimetres (35 in). Each palmate leaf is made up of 6 to 10 leaflets up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) long. The inflorescence bears pale yellow flowers each roughly a centimeter long which are not arranged in whorls as they are in many other lupines. The fruit is a hairy legume pod up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long. The bloom period is from the months of July and August.[2] The flowers color is yellow and white.[3] It is most commonly found in the month of July.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Elmer's lupine". USDA. Plants Profile. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
- ^ a b "Lupinus elmeri Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Lupinus elmeri Greene". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
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