Species Detail Forb

Flower stalk Wolf Creek Area - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Lupinus latifolius - broadleaf lupine Synonyms: Lupinus latifolius var. parishii, Lupinus parishii Other Common Names: Parish's lupine Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Fabaceae
Flower stalk Wolf Creek Area - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial Similar Species: Lupinus latifolius var. parishii
General Desc: Leafy, stout stemmed plant with tall flower heads of white to yellow to purple pea-like flowers and palmate leaves.
Identification notes: Perennial. Woody base, densely branched with erect stems. Leaves palmately compound with 5 to 10 leaflets. Flowers along an elongated stalk to 18 inches long, bearing white to yellow to purple pea-like flowers in whorls. Fruit pods have 6 to 10 seeds.
Height: 1 to 6-1/2 feet

Habitat

Habitat Description: Shady to open areas in moist montane coniferous forest.
Plant Communities: Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 5000 - 7000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Whitish to yellow to purple Shape: Irregular in elongated clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: May - Jul
Description: Flower heads to 18 inches tall, somewhat loosely flowered, flowers 3/4 to 1 inch, upper lip of calyx notched.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Compound Leaf Shape: Palmate Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Whorl Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: Leaves smooth to partly hairy, leaf stalks 2 to 8 inches, leaflets 1 to 3-1/2 inches long, 2 to 8 inches wide wtih stout stems.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Green turning to brown
Fruit Type: Pod
Fruit Notes: Pods hairy and to 1-3/4 inches long.
Seed Notes: 6 to 10 seeds, about 1/8 inch, mottled dark brown in color.


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