[The Pea Family East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Lupines East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Lupinus

Sabin's Lupine: Lupinus sabinianus (Synonyms: Lupinus sabinii, Lupinus sericeus ssp. sabinei)

Sabin's Lupine: Lupinus sabinianus

The list below is a beginning list to attempt to identify which lupines might be found east of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon. Unfortunately, the taxonomy for the lupines is not consistent between the two states (or the USDA), and several species may be listed twice under different names which are accepted by one state but not the other.

Pine Lupine, Sicklekeel Lupine, Sickle Keel Lupine, Sickle-keeled Lupine: Lupinus albicaulis var. albicaulis (Synonyms: Lupinus falcifer, Lupinus quercetorum, Lupinus wolfianus) -

Drew's Silky Lupine: Lupinus albicaulis var. shastensis (Synonyms: Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus adsurgens var. adsurgens, Lupinus andersonii, Lupinus dalesiae, Lupinus gormanii, Lupinus pumicola) -

Anderson's Lupine: Lupinus andersonii (Synonyms: Lupinus formosus, Lupinus formosus var. clemensiae, Lupinus klamathensis) -

Longspur Lupine, Spur Lupine, Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus (Synonyms: Lupinus amabilis, Lupinus arbustus ssp. arbustus, Lupinus arbustus ssp. arbustus var. arbustus, Lupinus arbustus ssp. arbustus var. montanus, Lupinus arbustus ssp. calcaratus, Lupinus arbustus ssp. neolaxiflorus, Lupinus arbustus ssp. pseudoparviflorus, Lupinus arbustus ssp. silvicola, Lupinus arbustus var. montanus, Lupinus argenteus ssp. argenteus var. laxiflorus, Lupinus argenteus var. laxiflorus, Lupinus caudatus, Lupinus caudatus var. submanes, Lupinus caudatus var. subtenellus, Lupinus laxiflorus, Lupinus laxiflorus ssp. laxiflorus, Lupinus laxiflorus var. calcaratus, Lupinus laxiflorus var. cognatus, Lupinus laxiflorus var. elmerianus, Lupinus laxiflorus var. laxiflorus, Lupinus laxiflorus var. lyleianus, Lupinus laxiflorus var. pseudoparviflorus, Lupinus laxiflorus var. silvicola, Lupinus lyleianus, Lupinus mucronulatus var. umatillensis, Lupinus sulphureus var. applegatianus) -

Spurred Lupine (correct name?): Lupinus arbustus X sericeus - Wallowa Mts.

Silvery lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. argenteus (Synonyms:Lupinus argenteus ssp. argenteus, Lupinus corymbosus, Lupinus johannis-howellii ) -

Kellogg's Spurred Lupine, Spurred Lupine, Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus (Synonyms: Lupinus argenteus var. utahensis, Lupinus argentinus, Lupinus caudatus, Lupinus caudatus ssp. caudatus, Lupinus caudatus var. caudatus, Lupinus caudatus var. subtenellus, Lupinus caudatus var. utahensis, Lupinus gayophytophilus, Lupinus hendersonii, Lupinus holosericeus var. utahensis, Lupinus lupinus, Lupinus meioanthus var. heteranthus, Lupinus montis-lieratatis, Lupinus rosei, Lupinus stinchfieldiae, Lupinus utahensis) -

Silvery Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. holosericeus (Synonyms: Lupinus holosericeus, Lupinus lacuum-trinitatum, Lupinus multicincinnus, Lupinus summae) -

Kellogg's Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. utahensis (Synonym: Lupinus caudatus var. rubricaulis) -

Bicolored Lupine, Two-color Lupine, Miniature Lupine: Lupinus bicolor (Synonym: Lupinus bicolor ssp. bicolor, Lupinus nanus, Lupinus bicolor var. bicolor, Lupinus bicolor var. microphyllus, Lupinus bicolor ssp. microphyllus, Lupinus bicolor var. tridentatus, Lupinus bicolor ssp. tridentatus, Lupinus nanus var. apricus, Lupinus vallicola ssp. apricus, Lupinus vallicola) -

Kellogg's Spurred Lupine: Lupinus caudatus (Lupinus argenteus ssp. heteranthus) -

Biddle's Lupine, Wyeth's Lupine: Lupinus biddlei (Synonym: Lupinus wyethii ssp. wyethii) -

Sand Lupine, Short-stemmed Lupine: Lupinus brevicaulis -

Common Broad-leaved Lupine, Broadleaf Lupine, 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) -

Columbia Gorge Lupine, Silky Lupine: Lupinus latifolius x sericeus (Synonyms: Lupinus latifolius ssp. thompsonianus, Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus var. thompsonianus) -

Broadleaf Lupine, Cascade Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. subalpinus (Synonym: Lupinus arcticus, Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus, Lupinus arcticus var. subalpinus)  -

Broad-leaved Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. viridifolius (Synonyms: Lupinus latifolius var. barbatus, Lupinus latifolius ssp. viridifolius) -

Desert Lupine, Dry Ground Lupine, Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. aridus (Synonyms: Lupinus aridus ssp. aridus, Lupinus aridus var. aridus, Lupinus lepidus ssp. aridus, Lupinus volutans) -

Cusick's Dwarf Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. cusickii -

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

Donner Lake Lupine, Elegant 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: Lupinus lepidus var. sellulus (Synonyms: Lupinus cusickii ssp. brachypodus, Lupinus lyallii ssp. subpandens, Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus, Lupinus sellulus ssp. ursinus, Lupinus sellulus var. artulus, Lupinus sellulus var. medius, Lupinus sellulus var. sellulus) -

Prairie Lupine, Utah Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. utahensis (Synonyms: Lupinus caespitosus, Lupinus caespitosus var. utahensis) -

Velvet Lupine, White-leaved Lupine, Woolly-leaved Lupine, Poison Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus (Synonyms: Lupinus canescens, Lupinus cyaneus, Lupinus enodatus, Lupinus forslingii, Lupinus holosericeus var. amblyophyllus, Lupinus leucophyllus var. belliae, Lupinus leucophyllus var. canescens, Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. erectus, Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. leucophyllus, Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. leucophyllus var. canescens, Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. leucophyllus var. leucophyllus, Lupinus leucophyllus var. leucophyllus, Lupinus leucophyllus var. plumosus, Lupinus leucophyllus var. retrorsus, Lupinus leucophyllus var. tenuispicus, Lupinus macrostachys, Lupinus plumosus, Lupinus retrorsus) - (OR Flora has no varieties)

Hybrid Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus X sericeus -

Bushy Yellow Lupine, Butter Lupine: Lupinus luteolus - Collection near the southeastern end of Klamath Lake, Klamath County, OR?

Chick Lupine: Lupinus microcarpus (Synonyms: Lupinus densiflorus var. densiflorus, Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus, Lupinus subvexus, Lupinus subvexus var. transmontanus) - Annual.

Nevada Lupine: Lupinus nevadensis -

Field Lupine, Small-flowered Annual Lupine, Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus polycarpus (Synonym: Lupinus micranthus) -

Burke's Lupine, Large-leaved Lupine, Many-leaved Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei (Synonyms: Lupinus burkei, Lupinus burkei ssp. burkeiLupinus burkei ssp. caeruleomontanus, Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. bernardinus, Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. superbus) -

Large-leaved Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus var. pallidipes (Synonym: Lupinus pallidipes)

Bigleaf Lupine, Large-leaved Lupine, Many-leaved Lupine, Meadow Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus (Synonyms: Lupinus matanuskensis, Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. polyphyllus, Lupinus polyphyllus var. pallidipes, Lupinus pseudopolyphyllus, Lupinus stationis, Lupinus superbus, Lupinus superbus var. bernardinus, Lupinus superbus var. elongatus) -

Hairy Big-leaf Lupine, Large-leaved Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus var. prunophilus (Synonyms: Lupinus arcticus var. prunophilus, Lupinus garfieldensis, Lupinus prunophilus, Lupinus wyethii, Lupius wyethii var. prunophilus) -

Intermountain Lupine, Low Lupine, Rusty Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus (Synonyms: Lupinus intermontanus, Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus) -

River-bank Lupine: Lupinus rivularis (Synonyms: Lupinus amphibius, Lupinus lignipes) -

Sabin's Lupine: Lupinus sabinianus (Synonyms: Lupinus sabinii, Lupinus sericeus ssp. sabinei) -

Meadow Lupine, Rock Lupine, Stony-ground Lupine: Lupinus saxosus (Synonyms: Lupinus polyphyllus var. saxosus , Lupinus saxosus var. saxosus, Lupinus saxosus var. subsericeus, Lupinus subsericeus) -

Asotin Silky Lupine, Asotin Silk Lupine: Lupinus sericeus var. asotinensis (Synonyms: Lupinus garfieldensis, Lupinus sericeus ssp. asotinensis) -

Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus (Synonyms: Lupinus alpicola, Lupinus buckinghamii, Lupinus fikeranus, Lupinus flavicaulis, Lupinus flexuosus, Lupinus huilcoflorus Lupinus ornatus, Lupinus ramosus, Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus, Lupinus sericeus var. fikeranus, Lupinus sericeus var. flexuosus, Lupinus sericeus var. maximus, Lupinus sericeus var. sericeus, Lupinus sericeus var. subflexuosus, Lupinus sericeus var. wallowensis, Lupinus spiraeaphilus, Lupinus tuckerianus) -

Whitish Lupine, Bingen Lupine: Lupinus sulphureus ssp. subsaccatus (Synonyms: Lupinus bingenensis, Lupinus bingenensis var. albus, Lupinus bingenensis var. bingenensis, Lupinus bingenensis var. dubius, Lupinus bingenensis var. roseus, Lupinus bingenensis var. subsaccatus, Lupinus leucopsis, Lupinus leucopsis var. bingensis, Lupinus leucopsis var. dubius, Lupinus leucopsis var. hendersonianus, Lupinus leucopsis var. shermanensis, Lupinus mollis, Lupinus sulphureus var. subsaccatus) - Herbage strongly appressed-silky villous throughout. Found from Hood River County in Oregon and western Klickitat County in Washington.) ( L. leucopsis var. mollis) - Herbage spreading-villous. Keel not ciliate. Found from Hood river to Gilliam and Wheeller counties in northern Oregon and Klickitat county in Washington (more easterly than var. bingensis.)

Sulphur Lupine: Lupinus sulphureus var. sulphureus (Synonyms: Lupinus sulphureus ssp. sulphureus, Lupinus sulphureus var. applegateanus, Lupinus sulphureus var. echleranus) -

Inch High Lupine, Lilliput Lupine: Lupinus uncialis -

Biddle's Lupine, Hairy Bigleaf Lupine, Wyeth's Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus var. humicola (Synonyms: Lupinus arcticus var. humicola, Lupinus biddlei, Lupinus humicola, Lupinus polyphyllus var prunophilus, Lupinus rydbergii, Lupinus wyethii, Lupinus wyethii ssp. wyethii)


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