SILKY LUPINE

Class: Lupinus seiceus

Family: PEA FAMILY

Sub Family: Fabaceae, Leguminosae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Pale blue to pinkish-blue

Height: 30-60 cm (1-2')

Each Flower: 1.3 cm (1/2") long, standard curled backwards; wings tough at tips and enclose keel which contains stamens and pistil. 2 silky-haired sepals of unequal length, lower one much longer and standing away from keel, upper one hugs outer surface of standard; each flower-stem, 3-5 mm (1/8-3/16") long

Leaves: Stalks up to 7.5 cm (3") long, terminating in 7-9 narrow, pointed leaflets, 2.5-5 cm (1-2") long, radiating like spokes of wheel; leaflets silky-haired on both surfaces, perhaps more so beneath, giving greyish appearance beneath and green above

Stems: Woody, round, hollow, green, finely hairy; several stems to a plant

Blooming Period: May - August

Habitat: Dry, sagebrush country

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