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).