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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lupinus diffusus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Blue Sandhill Lupine from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lupinus diffusus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)
Lupinus diffusus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-12-002:
Lupinus diffusus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
COMMON NAME:
Blue Sandhill Lupine, Sky-blue Lupine
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Alistair Glen gwn_lupinusdiffusus
April New Hanover County NC
A clump-forming herb with decumbent stems, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm130406_810
April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
Leaves one-foliolate and evergreen, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm130406_810b
April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
Standard with conspicuous white spot (vs. L. villosus' deep reddish purple), per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
COMPARE
flowers of Lady Lupine and Sky-blue Lupine
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JK Marlow jkm130406_828
April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
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JK Marlow jkm130406_835
April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lupinus diffusus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lupinus diffusus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)
Lupinus diffusus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-12-002:
Lupinus diffusus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
2996
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in sandhills, 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
Blue
(the standard with a conspicuous cream spot)
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!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p277
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p399
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p154
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p031
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p200
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p117