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Lupinus hillii

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Hill's lupine
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lupinus
Species:
L. hillii
Binomial name
Lupinus hillii

Lupinus hillii, commonly known as Hill's lupine, is a species of lupine native to Arizona and some parts of New Mexico.[1]

Subspecies

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Lupinus hillii has three subspecies, including:[1]

Lupinus hillii var. arizonicus, native to Arizona and New Mexico.

Lupinus hillii var. hillii, native to New Mexico.

Lupinus hillii var. osterhoutianus, native to Arizona and New Mexico.

Description

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Hill's lupine can grow up to 2 feet. It grows either upright or horizontally. There is no hair on the stems, but the leaflets are hairy. The green leaves are palmately compound leaves, with 5 to 9 leaflets. The flowers are a variety of colors, including blue, violet, lavender, and purple. The fruit produced is a legume pod. The fruit color starts at green and turns to brown.[2][3]

Distribution and habitat

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Its flowering season is May–September.[4] The elevation that you could find the plant is between 6,000 and 9,000 feet, in Ponderosa pine forests.[2][3]

Lupinus hillii has a global status of G3, which means it is vulnerable, it also has a local status of S3 in New Mexico.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  2. ^ a b "Lupinus hillii, Hill's Lupine, Southwest Desert Flora". southwestdesertflora.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  3. ^ a b "Species Detail Forb". cals.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  4. ^ "Lupinus hillii Greene". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  5. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-06-21.