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

Velvet Lupine, White-leaved Lupine, Wooly-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

Velvet Lupine, White-leaved Lupine, Wooly-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)

A light violet-colored velvet lupine in bloom along the School Canyon Trail #468, Badger Creek Wilderness..........June 14, 2014. This individual is about one-quarter mile from the trailhead. It also represents the former variety tenuispicus which has smaller flowers than the other variety in the Pacific Northwest.
Paul Slichter