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

Intermountain Lupine, Low Lupine, Rusty Lupine, Small Lupine

Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus

Synonyms: Lupinus intermontanus, Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus

Flowers and pods of Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus)

Low lupine as seen in desert soils along Wildhorse Ranch Road in the southern Alvord Desert of southeastern Oregon............June 1, 2012.

Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus) - Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus)

Close-up sideview of the flower of Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus) - Flower of Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus)

Close-up of the keel of a flower of Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus) - Close-up sideview of a flower of Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus)

Ventral view of a leaf of Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus) - Dorsal leaf surface of Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus)

Additional images of low lupine as seen in desert soils along Wildhorse Ranch Road in the southern Alvord Desert of southeastern Oregon............June 1, 2012.

Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus)

Low lupine in sandy soils atop the White Bluffs across from the old townsite of Hanford, WA, Hanford Reach National Monument..........May 10, 2013.

Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus) - Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus) - Flower of Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus)

Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus) - Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus) - Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus)

Low lupine as seen on sandy soils at White Bluffs North, Hanford Reach National Monument.........April 26, 2014.

Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus) - Flowers of Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus) - Pods of Rusty Lupine, Low Lupine, Small Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus (Synonym: Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus)

The photo above shows a rusty lupine as seen in the sands of the Alvord Desert to the northeast of the Pueblo Mts. of southeastern Oregon. Note the numerous, long, spreading hairs.
Paul Slichter