Lupinus pusillus Pursh

Rusty lupine (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lupinus

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.15m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry places in sagebrush scrub and pinyon-juniper woodland, commonly in sandy soils; at elevations from 1,200-1,500 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Ear Medicine (unspecified), Eye Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Lupinus pusillus leaf picture by Brett Lytle (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lupinus pusillus flower picture by Mary Lou Sagaser (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lupinus pusillus world distribution map, present in Brazil, Canada, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:314980-2
WFO ID wfo-0000174753
COL ID 3WFLZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lupinus pusillus Lupinus pusillus subsp. pusillus

Lower taxons

Lupinus pusillus var. pusillus Lupinus pusillus var. rubens