Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus (Silvery Lupine)

 7/5/16 Near Rush Creek below Grant Lake Overlook, June Lake Loop (SR 158), 

Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

Near Rush Creek below Grant Lake Overlook, June Lake Loop (SR 158), 

Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Silvery Lupine

SPECIES: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus 

FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/5/2016

LOCATION: Near Rush Creek below Grant Lake Overlook, June Lake Loop (SR 158), Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Plant 2--8 dm. 

Leaf: basal or some cauline, densely silver-silky. 

Flower: 8--14 mm; calyx spur 1--2 mm; petals violet or blue to white, banner back silky, wings glabrous. 

Ecology: Dry, open slopes, sagebrush scrub, pinyon/juniper woodland; 

Elevation: 1000--3000 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: c SNH, GB; 

Distribution Outside California: to Oregon, Idaho, Utah. 

Flowering Time: May--Sep 

Synonyms: Lupinus caudatus Kellogg; Lupinus inyoensis A. Heller, in part

eFlora Treatment Author: Teresa Sholars