[Lupines East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Dwarf Lupine, Pacific Lupine

Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus

Synonyms: Lupinus lepidus ssp. lepidus, Lupinus minmus

Dwarf Lupine, Pacific Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus (Synonyms: Lupinus lepidus ssp. lepidus, Lupinus minmus)

Dwarf lupine as seen on gravelly and sandy slopes of Missoula Flood sandbars along the Little Spokane River near the Spokane Country Club, Spokane County, WA....................May 23, 2010. This species is similar to prairie lupine (Lupinus lepidus var. aridus) which has a raceme that begins below the level of the leaf blades while that of var. lepidus generally has the base of the raceme that begins about even with or above the level of the leaf blades as seen here.

Close-up of the flower of Dwarf Lupine, Pacific Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus (Synonyms: Lupinus lepidus ssp. lepidus, Lupinus minmus) - Close-up of the flower of Dwarf Lupine, Pacific Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus (Synonyms: Lupinus lepidus ssp. lepidus, Lupinus minmus) - Close-up of the keel petal of Dwarf Lupine, Pacific Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus (Synonyms: Lupinus lepidus ssp. lepidus, Lupinus minmus)

Dwarf Lupine, Pacific Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus (Synonyms: Lupinus lepidus ssp. lepidus, Lupinus minmus) - Dwarf Lupine, Pacific Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus (Synonyms: Lupinus lepidus ssp. lepidus, Lupinus minmus)

Additional close-up photos of dwarf lupine as seen on gravelly and sandy slopes of Missoula Flood sandbars along the Little Spokane River near the Spokane Country Club, Spokane County, WA....................May 23, 2010.
Paul Slichter