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Annual, Herbs, Taproot present, Nodules present, Stems erect or ascending, Stems less than 1 m tall, Stems solid, Stems or young twigs glabrous or sparsely glabrate, Leaves alternate, Leaves petiolate, Stipules conspicuous, Stipules setiform, subulate or acicular, Stipules persistent, Stipules adnate to petiole, Leaves compound, Leaves palmately 5-11 foliate, Leaf or leaflet margins entire, Leaflets 5-9, Leaves hairy on one or both surfaces, Inflorescences racemes, Inflorescence terminal, Bracts conspicuously present, Bracts very small, absent or caducous, Bracteoles present, Flowers zygomorphic, Calyx 5-lobed, Calyx 2-lipped or 2-lobed, Calyx hairy, Petals separate, Corolla papilionaceous, Petals clawed, Petals blue, lavander to purple, or violet, Banner petal ovoid or obovate, Wing petals narrow, oblanceolate to oblong, Wing tips obtuse or rounded, Keel petals auriculate, spurred, or gibbous, Stamens 9-10, Stamens or anthers dimorphic, alternating large and small, Stamens monadelphous, united below, Filaments glabrous, Style terete, Fruit a legume, Fruit unilocular, Fruit freely dehiscent, Fruit elongate, straight, Fruit oblong or ellipsoidal, Fruit exserted from calyx, Fruit internally septate between the seeds, Fruit hairy, Fruit 3-10 seeded, Seeds ovoid to rounded in outline, Seed surface smooth, Seeds olive, brown, or black, Seed surface mottled or patchy.
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Lupinus nanus

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Lupinus nanus, the sky lupine, field lupine, dwarf lupin, ocean-blue lupine[1] or Douglas' annual lupine, is a species of lupine native to the western United States. It is found natively in California, Nevada, and on Steens Mountain in eastern Oregon. It tends to grow on slopes[2] and in open or disturbed areas below 1300 meters.[3]

It grows 6 to 20 inches (15 to 51 cm) tall with blue flowers containing white or yellow spots. It is an annual plant that blooms in the months of March, April and May.[4]

It contains anagyrine[5] and is considered toxic if directly ingested.[6] Among the biologically active chemicals found in the plant are genistein, 2'-hydroxygenistein, luteone and wighteone.[7]

Variation

Lupinus nanus has a large genetic variability.[8] There are three accepted subspecies of Lupinus nanus:[9][10]

  • Lupinus nanus subsp. latifolius (Benth. ex Torr.) D.B. Dunn – Sky lupine
  • Lupinus nanus subsp. menkerae (C.P.Sm.) D.B. Dunn (commonly called Menker's lupine)
  • Lupinus nanus subsp. nanus Douglas ex Benth. – Sky lupine

Lupinus nanus is often found in mixed populations with Lupinus bicolor, Lupinus pachylobus, Lupinus micranthus, and Lupinus vallicola (some of these species are not currently recognized as distinct taxa in the Jepson Manual). In addition to the subspecies above, variations include[11]

  • Lupinus nanus var. apricus (Greene) C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus nanus var. carnosulus (Greene) C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus nanus var. maritimus Hoover
  • Lupinus nanus var. perlasius C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus nanus var. vallicola (A. Heller) C.P.Sm.

References

  1. ^ "Ocean-blue lupine (Lupinus nanus) (National Gardening Association)". garden.org. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Calflora: Lupinus nanus". www.calflora.org. Calflora. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. ^ Sholars, Teresa. "Jepson Herbarium: Jepson Flora Project: Jepson eFlora: Lupinus nanus". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Lupinus nanus". www.wildflower.org. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. ^ Fuller, Thomas C.; McClintock, Elizabeth May (1986). Poisonous Plants of California. University of California Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780520055698. lupinus nanus.
  6. ^ "KNOW YOUR PLANTS!" (PDF). www.calpoison.org. California Poison Control System. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  7. ^ Bisby, Frank (18 August 1994). Phytochemical Dictionary of the Leguminosae. CRC Press. p. 437. ISBN 9780412397707.
  8. ^ Knops, Johannes M. H.; Barthell, John F. (1 January 1996). "Flower Abundance in a Population of Sky Lupine (Lupinus Nanus) over Three Years in Central Coastal California". Madroño. 43 (1): 85–92. JSTOR 41425120.
  9. ^ "Lupinus nanus (Douglas ex Benth.) - subspecies and accepted taxa". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Lupinus nanus Douglas ex Benth". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Fabaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

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Lupinus nanus: Brief Summary

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Lupinus nanus, the sky lupine, field lupine, dwarf lupin, ocean-blue lupine or Douglas' annual lupine, is a species of lupine native to the western United States. It is found natively in California, Nevada, and on Steens Mountain in eastern Oregon. It tends to grow on slopes and in open or disturbed areas below 1300 meters.

It grows 6 to 20 inches (15 to 51 cm) tall with blue flowers containing white or yellow spots. It is an annual plant that blooms in the months of March, April and May.

It contains anagyrine and is considered toxic if directly ingested. Among the biologically active chemicals found in the plant are genistein, 2'-hydroxygenistein, luteone and wighteone.

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