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

Dwarf Lupine, Donner Lake Lupine, Prairie Lupine, Prostrate Lupine

Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii

Synonyms: Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii

Dwarf Lupine, Donner Lake Lupine, Prairie Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii)

This photo shows dwarf lupine as seen in gravelly soils along the Timberline Trail about one mile north of Lambertson Butte in the Mt. Hood Wilderness.........August 2, 2007.

Dwarf Lupine, Donner Lake Lupine, Prairie Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii) - Dwarf Lupine, Donner Lake Lupine, Prairie Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii)

Dwarf Lupine, Donner Lake Lupine, Prairie Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii)

Dwarf lupine blooming along the Boundary Trail #1 between the Johnstone Ridge Observatory and Harry's Ridge, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument...........July 2, 2014.

Dwarf Lupine, Donner Lake Lupine, Prairie Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii) - Dwarf Lupine, Donner Lake Lupine, Prairie Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii)

Late-blooming dwarf lupine blooming on the Pumice Plain of Mount Saint Helens, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument...........July 26, 2015. Note the unusual pink-flowered form at left.

Dwarf Lupine, Donner Lake Lupine, Prairie Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii) - Dwarf Lupine, Donner Lake Lupine, Prairie Lupine, Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Synonyms: Lupinus lyallii var. fruticulosus, Lupinus lyallii var. lobbii, Lupinus lyallii var. lyallii, Lupinus lyallii var. macroflorus, Lupinus minutifolius, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii)

Dwarf lupine as seen above timberline along the Butte Camp Trail #238A near the Loowit Trail #216, Mount Saint Helens National Monument..........June 9, 2015.

Paul Slichter