Biology:Lupinus croceus
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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. croceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lupinus croceus Eastw.
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Lupinus croceus is a species of lupine known by the common names saffron-flowered lupine and Mt Eddy Lupine.[1] It is endemic to the northernmost mountains of California , clustering in the Klamath Mountains, where it grows in generally dry, rocky habitat.[2]
Description
This is an erect perennial herb growing 40–60 centimetres (16–24 in) tall. The hairy palmate leaves are made up of 5 to 9 leaflets each up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) long. The inflorescence is a raceme of many flowers, sometimes arranged in whorls. Each flower is just over a centimeter long and bright yellow to orange in color. The fruit is a hairy legume pod up to 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) long.[3] The petioles are 1-3 inches long. The hairy seeds are just more than 1 inch long.[4] Its flowering period is in the months of June, July, and August.[2]
Habitat and Distribution
It’s habitat is dry woods in the counties of Siskiyou and Trinity. It is found between the elevations of 5000-8000 feet or 900-2700 meters.[1][3] It’s communities include, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, and Subalpine Forest.[2] It was most commonly found in June and July. 51% of the time it was found it was a preserved specimen, 29% of the time it was found it was an occurrence, and 20% of the time it was a human observation.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LUCR.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Lupinus croceus Calflora". https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=5132.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lupinus croceus". https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=31845.
- ↑ "Lupinus croceus | Mount Eddy Lupine | Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest". https://www.pnwflowers.com/flower/lupinus-croceus.
- ↑ "Lupinus croceus Eastw." (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2963856/metrics.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6704759 entry
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