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Rusty lupine
Lupinus pusillus
Lupinus pusillus, the rusty lupine or dwarf lupine, is an annual plant in the legume family (fabaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States(California), and north to Montana.
From the article Lupinus pusillus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
It can be found in desert shrubland and pinyon juniper woodland communities, from as far north as Washington, to California, and throughout the southwest. When growing in reddish sand, the blue flowers make a striking contrast with the sun at a low angle.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Lupinus pusillus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 77886.