Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus
Fl. Calif. 2: 279. 1936.
Basionym: Lupinus densiflorus Bentham Trans. Hort. Soc. London, ser. 2, 1: 410. 1835
Synonyms: L. densiflorus var. aureus (Kellogg) Munz L. densiflorus subsp. lacteus (Kellogg) R. M. Beauchamp L. densiflorus var. lacteus (Kellogg) C. P. Smith L. densiflorus var. menziesii (J. Agardh) C. P. Smith L. densiflorus var. versabilis C. P. Smith
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
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Bracts with short-appressed to long-spreading hairs. Calyces with sparsely appressed to spreading hairs; appendages usually absent. Corolla usually white to yellow, sometimes tinged pink or lavender, rarely rose or purple; wings withering, oblanceolate, lower margins rarely ciliate near claw, upper margins usually ciliate near claw; lower keel margins sometimes sparsely ciliate near claw. Legumes usually secund, sometimes spreading. 2n = 48.
Phenology: Flowering late spring.
Habitat: Open or disturbed areas, grasslands, roadbanks.
Elevation: 0–1600 m.
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Mexico (Baja California).
Discussion
Variety densiflorus occurs widely in western and central California and is apparently localized in mountainous areas of Gila County, Arizona.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.