Biology:Lupinus variicolor

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Short description: Species of legume

Lupinus variicolor
Lupinus variicolor (varied lupine).JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lupinus
Species:
L. variicolor
Binomial name
Lupinus variicolor
Steud.
Synonyms

Lupinus versicolor Lindl.

Lupinus variicolor (varied lupine, manycolored lupine, Lindley's varied lupine or varicolored lupine) is a shrub in the lupine (lupin) genus Lupinus.

Lupinus variicolor is endemic to California where it occurs mostly along the northern coast, though it has also been reported in Sutter County, California.[1] It is one of the foodplants of the endangered mission blue butterfly. It thrives in elevations between sea level and 1,640 ft (500 m).

References

  1. Lupinus variicolor, Calflora Database

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4118547 entry