[Lupines: The Genus Lupinus East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine

Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii

Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii

Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii)

Prostrate lupine beginning to bloom atop Baldy Mountain, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness..............July 2, 2010.

Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii) - Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii)

Prostrate lupine as seen along the North Loop Road about one mile downhill from the Kiger Gorge Overlook, Steens Mountain..................August 31, 2011.

- Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii)

Prostrate lupine as seen along the North Loop Road about one mile above Jackman Park, Steens Mountain..................August 31, 2011.

Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii) - Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii)

Prostrate lupine as seen near the parking area at the Steens Mountain summit, Harney County, Oregon.........July 10, 2014.

Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii) - Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii)

Prostrate lupine blooming at 7900' atop Sugarloaf Mountain, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest......July 18, 2019.

Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii) - Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii)

Prostrate lupine blooming along the Hanan Trail #142, Fremont-Winema National Forest.......June 17, 2020.

Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii) - Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii) - Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii)

Prostrate lupine blooming (left) at the head of Kiger Gorge, Steens Mountain........July 11, 2014. The photo at center shows prostrate lupine still blooming along the South Loop Road about one mile west of the East Rim Viewpoint, Steens Mountain.........September 20, 2015. The photo at right shows prostrate lupine as seen along the west rim of Kiger Gorge amongst snow patches...........September 19, 2015..

Donner Lake Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus var. lobbii, Lupinus chionophilus, Lupinus lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii ssp. lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. minutifolius, Lupinus lyallii var. roguensis, Lupinus lyallii var. villosus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii)

Prostrate lupine blooming on balds along Forest Road 41, Umatilla National Forest......June 17, 2023.

Paul Slichter