Broadleaf Lupine, Broad-leaved Lupine, Common Broad-leaved Lupine
Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius
Synonyms: Lupinus alpicola, Lupinus caudiciferus, Lupinus columbianus, Lupinus confusus, Lupinus cytisoides, Lupinus lasiotropis, Lupinus latifolius ssp. latifolius, Lupinus latifolius var. columbianus, Lupinus latifolius var. ligulatus, Lupinus latifolius var. longipes, Lupinus ligulatus, Lupinus perennis ssp. latifolius, Lupinus rivularis var. latifolius
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower
of broadleaf lupine in dry, sandy soils at the base of Potato Hill, to the north
of Mt. Adams at the boundary between the Gifford Pinchot NF and Yakama Indian
Reservation..............June 21, 2005.
The photo above shows the open raceme of broadleaf
lupine in dry, sandy soils at the base of Potato Hill, to the north of Mt. Adams
at the boundary between the Gifford Pinchot NF and Yakama Indian Reservation..............June
21, 2005. The flowers of this species appear to be ranked, with clusters of
flowers arising in a whorl at approximately the same point on the stem.
The photo above shows broadleaf lupine in dry,
sandy soils at the base of Potato Hill, to the north of Mt. Adams at the boundary
between the Gifford Pinchot NF and Yakama Indian Reservation..............June
21, 2005. Although similar in appearance to large-leaf
lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) or Lupinus burkei,
this species is typically found in drier, sandier soils and has leaves with
a smaller diameter, and racemes that are typically more open.
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The photos above show various views of a young broadleaf lupine as seen along Road #23 on private lands next to a clearcut just south of the Gifford Pinchot N.F. boundary on the south side of Mt. Adams......................June 2, 2007. (Click each photo to see a larger version.)
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Close-up photos of broadleaf lupine as seen along Forest Service Road 3507, Wenatchee National Forest...................July 8, 2010.
Paul Slichter