Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Lupinus villosus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Lady Lupine from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lupinus villosus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-12-003:
Lupinus villosus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Lupinus villosus
COMMON NAME:
Lady Lupine, Pink Sandhill Lupine
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JK Marlow jkm060423_100
April Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Standard with deep reddish purple spot, vs. diffusus' white-to-cream spot, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry.
COMPARE
flowers of Lady Lupine and Sky-blue Lupine
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JK Marlow jkm060423_102
April Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Perennial herb with creeping stems from a deep woody taproot, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry.
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JK Marlow jkm060423_103
April Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Leaves evergreen and simple, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry.
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JK Marlow jkm060423_104
April Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Lupinus villosus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lupinus villosus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-12-003:
Lupinus villosus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Lupinus villosus
2059
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in GA & SC (uncommon in NC) (an endemic)
Look for it in sandhills, on sandy roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Unifoliolate (technically compound but having only 1 leaflet and appearing simple)
Mostly alternate
Petioles 3-10cm long
FLOWER:
Spring
Pink/ Lavender
(standard center reddish-purple)
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens, monadelphous, of 2 lengths
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p315
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p154
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p031
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p200