[Lupines: The Genus Lupinus East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]
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
The photo above shows large-leaved lupine as seen along the highway to Chewelah Peak in the Colville N.F. of northeastern Washington..................June 23, 2006. A robust plant, large-leaved lupine typically grows as numerous leafy stems with numerous elongated racemes of flowers as seen above. The leaves as the name implies, are large and long-petioled with basal leaves present at the time of flowering. This speices tends to be larger and found in moister habitats than the similar Burke's Lupine.
The individual flowers of large-leaved lupine are large and showy. the banner sits more than half-way back along the wings and is fairly erect as seen above. Photographed near Chewelah Peak, Colville N.F.........June 23, 2006.
The photo above shows a close-up frontal view of a flower of large-leaved lupine. Photographed near Chewelah Peak, Colville N.F.........June 23, 2006.
The photo above shows the large, broad, palmately compound leaf of large-leaved lupine. The leaflets are elliptical to somewhat oblanceolate in outline, although the tips are more acute and less rounded than those of the similar broadleaf lupine (which also tends to have shorter leaflets). Photographed near Chewelah Peak, Colville N.F..........June 23, 2006.
The photo above shows large-leaved lupine as seen along the highway to Chewelah Peak in the Colville N.F. of northeastern Washington..........June 23, 2006.
Paul Slichter