Lupinus arizonicus

Lupinus arizonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Lupinus
Subgenus:	Platycarpos (Wats.) Kurl.
Species:	L. arizonicus
Binomial name
	Lupinus arizonicus; S.Watson

Lupinus arizonicus (Arizona lupine) is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts, where it can be found growing in open places and sandy washes below 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) altitude. It is common around Joshua Tree National Park and Death Valley National Park in California.^[1]

It is an annual plant growing to 10–50 centimetres (3.9–19.7 in) in height. The leaves are palmately compound with 6–10 leaflets, each leaflet Template:Cinvert long and 5–10 millimetres (0.20–0.39 in) broad, on a 2.5–7 centimetres (0.98–2.76 in) long petiole. The flowers are magenta to dark pink, 7–10 mm long, with 20–50 or more flowers in a tall spike.

References

^ Tim Johnson (1999). "CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference". CRC Press: 494. ISBN 0-8493-1187-X. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

Jepson Flora Project: Lupinus arizonicus
USDA Plants Profile
Photo gallery
Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 136

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[1] Tim Johnson (1999). "CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference". CRC Press: 494. ISBN 0-8493-1187-X. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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