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Lupinus albifrons var. hallii

Lupinus albifrons var. collinus
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silver bush lupine, silver lupine
Habit Shrubs, 5–16 dm, greenish hairy. Subshrubs, 2–4 dm, appressed-silvery.
Leaves

silky-pubescent;

petiole 2.5–4.5 cm.

clustered near base, appressed-silvery;

petiole 3–8 cm.
Racemes

to 40 cm.

4–14 cm.
Inflorescence

bracts 6.5–8 mm.

bracts 7–9 mm.
Flowers

14–18 mm.

10–15 mm.

Lupinus albifrons var. hallii

Lupinus albifrons var. collinus
Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun. Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat Gravelly and sandy washes, coastal sagebrush scrub, chaparral. Cliffs, openings in forests.
Elevation 0–1500 m. (0–4900 ft.) 0–2000 m. (0–6600 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
from FNA
CA; OR
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Variety hallii is known from San Bernardino and Ventura counties southward to northern Baja California. Lupinus paynei is considered distinct by D. I. Huang and E. A. Friar (2011) based on molecular data.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Variety collinus is known from the northern part of the Sierra Nevada Foothills and extends into adjacent southern Oregon and the North and South Coast ranges of California.

Variety collinus is one of the host plants for the endangered Mission Blue butterfly.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11. FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Lupinus > Lupinus albifrons Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Lupinus > Lupinus albifrons
Sibling taxa
L. albifrons var. abramsii, L. albifrons var. albifrons, L. albifrons var. austromontanus, L. albifrons var. collinus, L. albifrons var. douglasii, L. albifrons var. johnstonii, L. albifrons var. medius
L. albifrons var. abramsii, L. albifrons var. albifrons, L. albifrons var. austromontanus, L. albifrons var. douglasii, L. albifrons var. hallii, L. albifrons var. johnstonii, L. albifrons var. medius
Synonyms L. hallii, L. excubitus var. hallii, L. hallii, L. paynei L. albifrons var. flumineus, L. collinus, L. isabelianus
Name authority (Abrams) Jepson: Fl. Calif. 2: 252. (1936) Greene: Fl. Francisc., 46. (1891)
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