Plant Name
Scientific Name: Lupinus concinnus
Common Names: Bajada Lupine, Scarlet Lupine
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert, Upland. This wildflower grows in open, sandy or gravelly areas.
Flower Color: Reddish purple to light purple
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: To 8 inches (20 cm) tall, but usually less
Description: The small flowers are spiraled around short, hairy flower spikes. The individual flowers are pea-like and 1/4 inch (6 mm) long. The flower petals are edged in deeper colors and fade to white near the base. The top banner petal has a cream or yellow banner spot that turns magenta-red with age. The leaves are green, covered in dense, woolly hair, and palmately compound with 5 to 9 round-tipped leaflets.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus: Lupinus L. – lupine
Species: Lupinus concinnus J. Agardh – bajada lupine
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