Biology:Lupinus cervinus
Lupinus cervinus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Lupinus |
Species: | L. cervinus
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Binomial name | |
Lupinus cervinus Kellogg
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Lupinus cervinus is a species of lupine known by the common name Santa Lucia lupine. It is endemic to the Santa Lucia Mountains in the Central Coast Ranges in California ,[2] where it is an uncommon member of the flora in the mountain forests. This is a hairy gray-green perennial herb growing up to 30–70 centimetres (12–28 in) tall. The erect stem is surrounded by clusters of spreading leaves. Each palmate leaf is made up of 4 to 8 leaflets up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long and 3 centimetres (1.2 in) wide, which is wider than the leaflets of most lupines. The inflorescence bears many flowers, sometimes in whorls, each between 1 centimetre (0.39 in) and 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long. The flower is often bright pink, but may be shades of blue to nearly white. There is often a yellow patch on the banner. The fruit is a hairy legume pod up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) long.
References
- ↑ NatureServe (3 March 2023). "Lupinus cervinus". Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135626/Lupinus_cervinus.
- ↑ "Lupinus benthamii A. Heller". USDA. Plants Profile. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LUCE. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Ventana Wilderness Alliance. Unique & Noteworthy Plants of the Santa Lucia Mountains, Part 2: Lupines (Lupinus) Summer 1999.
- Photo gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q4117679 entry
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