SULPHER LUPINE

Class: Lupinus sulphureus

Family: PEA FAMILY

Sub Family: Fabaceae, Leguminosae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: White to cream

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

Each Flower: 1.3 cm (1/2") long-the standard, wings and keel all white or cream; keel encloses stamens and long, wiry style; calyx has 2 sepals covered with long hairs

Leaves: Hairy stalks up to 7.5 cm (3") long, terminating in 7-10 long, narrow, radiating, hairy leaflets; arranged more or less alternately up the stem

Stems: Sometimes branched, green, round, rigid, and brittle

Blooming Period: May - August

Habitat: Dry gravelly areas in the Dry Interior

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