Lupinus argenteus var. fulvomaculatus
Great Basin Naturalist 46: 257. 1986.
Endemic
Basionym: Lupinus fulvomaculatus Payson Bot. Gaz. 60: 376. 1915
Synonyms: L. ingratus Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
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Herbs 1–10 dm, glabrous or pubescent. Stems branched. Leaves usually cauline, basal leaves usually absent at flowering, if present then petioles less than 3 times as long as leaflets; leaflet blades flat, oblanceolate, surfaces glabrous or pubescent adaxially. Pedicels 1–2.5 mm. Flowers 6–8 mm; calyx bulge 0–1 mm; corolla pale blue with brown banner patch, banner glabrous or hairy abaxially. 2n = 48.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Cool, moist mountain meadows, stream banks, lakeshores, forests.
Elevation: 2000–3600 m.
Distribution
Ariz., Colo., N.Mex., Utah.
Discussion
Variety fulvomaculatus is known from the Abajo and La Sal mountains in southeastern Utah, mountainous Colorado, in the Santa Fe National Forest and vicinity in New Mexico, and in northeastern Apache County, Arizona, where it is rare.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.