Lupinus bicolor

Family / Families: Fabaceae
Scientific Name(s): Lupinus bicolor Lindl.
Location(s): Ebey's Bluff, Washington, USA
Entry Author(s): Daniel Mosquin
Copyright Holder(s): Daniel Mosquin
Image License: Creative Commons License
Tags: Fabaceae, Fabales, Photo by Daniel, USA, Washington

Lupinus bicolor growing among grasses

Another flower from the field trip to Ebey’s Bluff on Whidbey Island – the diminutive bicoloured lupine, a native of western North America.

In British Columbia and Washington, only the type species can be found (Lupinus bicolor subsp. bicolor), while Oregon, Arizona and (in particular) California have a few different subspecies (see the USDA PLANTS Database for Lupinus bicolor for names and distribution maps of the subspecies).