Lupinus adsurgens
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Lupinus adsurgens is a species of lupin
e known by the common name Drew's silky lupine. It is native to the Sierra Nevada and coastal mountain ranges of northern California
and southern Oregon
, where it grows in forest and other mountain habitat. It is a perennial herb growing 20 to 60 centimeters in height. Each palmate leaf is made up of 6 to 9 leaflets each up to 5 centimeters long. The herbage is hairy and silvery or gray-green in color. The inflorescence
is up to 23 centimeters long, bearing flowers just over a centimeter long. The flower is pale pink or purple to yellowish with a white or yellow patch on the banner. The fruit is a silky-haired legume pod 2 to 4 centimeters long containing 3 to 6 seeds.
Lupin
Lupinus, commonly known as Lupins or lupines , is a genus in the legume family . The genus comprises about 280 species , with major centers of diversity in South and western North America , and the Andes and secondary centers in the Mediterranean region and Africa Lupinus, commonly known as Lupins...
e known by the common name Drew's silky lupine. It is native to the Sierra Nevada and coastal mountain ranges of northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and southern Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, where it grows in forest and other mountain habitat. It is a perennial herb growing 20 to 60 centimeters in height. Each palmate leaf is made up of 6 to 9 leaflets each up to 5 centimeters long. The herbage is hairy and silvery or gray-green in color. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is up to 23 centimeters long, bearing flowers just over a centimeter long. The flower is pale pink or purple to yellowish with a white or yellow patch on the banner. The fruit is a silky-haired legume pod 2 to 4 centimeters long containing 3 to 6 seeds.