Lupinus bingenensis Suksd.
Bingen's Lupine
Fabaceae (Pea family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Curtis Bjork     (Photo ID #24120)


Map

E-Flora BC Static Map

Distribution of Lupinus bingenensis
Click here to view the full interactive map and legend

SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC

Lupinus bingenensis var. subsaccatus

Species Information

General:
Perennial herb from a branched stem-base; stems several, erect, 40-70 cm tall, slender, mostly unbranched, appressed-hairy.
Leaves:
Basal and alternate along the stem, palmately compound, the leaf-stalks equal to the leaflets except the lowermost, which are 3-5 times as long as the blades; leaflets 8 to 13, narrowly oblanceolate, 1-5 cm long, hairy on both surfaces.
Fruits:
Pods, silky-hairy; seeds usually 4.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat and Range

Dry sagebrush flats and forest openings in the steppe and lower montane zones; rare in SC and SE BC, known recently only from the Moyie Lake area and Stump Lake; S to CA.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia