Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei
Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 3: 321. 1961.
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Lupinus burkei S. Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 525. 1873
Synonyms: L. bernardinus (Abrams ex C. P. Smith) Abrams L. burkei var. caerulemontanus D. B. Dunn & B. J. Cox L. elongatus Greene ex A. Heller L. perglaber Eastwood L. piperitus Davidson L. piperitus var. sparsipilosus Eastwood L. polyphyllus subsp. bernardinus (Abrams ex C. P. Smith) Munz L. polyphyllus subsp. superbus (A. Heller) Munz L. procerus Greene ex A. Heller L. superbus var. bernardinus Abrams ex C. P. Smith L. superbus var. elongatus (Greene ex A. Heller) C. P. Smith
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
Herbs 5.5–12 dm, caudex branched, subterranean. Stems erect, often hollow, coarse. Leaflets (5–)7–11, largest blade 35–100 mm, surfaces abaxially sometimes sparsely hairy, adaxially glabrous. Flowers: upper keel margins glabrous, rarely ciliolate. 2n = 48.
Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Wet places in mountains.
Elevation: 900–3000 m.
Distribution
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B.C., Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg., Wash., Wyo.
Discussion
Variety burkei is known from southern British Columbia southward to the Transverse Ranges in southern California and eastward to western Montana and northwestern Wyoming.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
None.