Lupinus lepidus var. aridus
Fabaceae
Desert Lupine
Erect short flower stalks, not woody at base. Leaves on upright or spreading stalks, crowded with silky-haired leaves. Leaves palmately divided, 6–8 oblong leaflets 3/4 in. long. Flower stalks 1–4 in. long, with flowers among foliage. Flowers in short, wide, dense, cone-shaped spike, violet or rarely pure white, center white or pale yellow. Grows in dry barren soil, gravel.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: Pea flowers, palmate leaves
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 4–8 inches
- Habitat: East-side Forest, Shrub-Steppe
- Found In: Great Basin, Siskiyous, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
- Latin Synonyms: Lupinus aridus ssp. aridus
