Poison Lupine, Velvet Lupine, White-leaved Lupine, Woolly-leaved Lupine
Lupinus leucophyllus
Synonyms: Lupinus leucophyllus var. belliae, Lupinus leucophyllus var. canescens, Lupinus leucophyllus var. leucophyllus, Lupinus leucophyllus var. tenuispicus
The photo above shows velvet lupine (var. leucophyllus) as seen
along the Klickitat Hatchery Road to the east of Glenwood, WA........July
2, 2006. This species which is common in the eastern Columbia River Gorge (to
the east of the Klickitat River) can be found westward to about 1 mile east
of Glenwood, WA and northward to near the Yakima-Klickitat County Line.
Velvet lupine observed along the Pacific CrestTrail #2000 on Observation Peak, Siskiyou Crest, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.........July 15, 2020.
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower
of velvet lupine as seen along the Blue Mt. Scenic Byway (Umatilla N.F.). Note how the banner
is pressed forward closely atop the wings and keel and how the pedicel and calyx
is densely covered with long, spreading hairs........June 22, 2007.
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower
of velvet lupine, with the keel visible, as seen along the Blue Mt. Scenic Byway (Umatilla N.F.)........June 22, 2007. Note the hairs on the upper margin of the keel.
The photo above shows a close-up of the leaf
of velvet lupine (var. leucophyllus) as seen along the road to the Klickitat Fish Hatchery to the
east of Glenwood, WA........June 18, 2006.
The photo above shows a close-up of the raceme of velvet lupine as seen along the Blue Mt. Scenic Byway (Umatilla National Forest) to the west of Ukiah, OR........June 22, 2007.
The photo above shows velvet lupine as seen along the Blue Mt. Scenic Byway (Umatilla National Forest) to the west of Ukiah, OR.........June 22, 2007. This is the former variety tenuispicus, which has smaller flowers.
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Velvet lupine (var. tenuispicus) as seen on Zumwalt Prairie to the northeast of Enterprise, OR.........June 27, 2008.
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Velvet lupine (var. tenuispicus) as seen in meadows at the junction of FS Roads 42 & 4240, Ochoco National Forest.........June 21, 2017.
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Velvet lupine (var. tenuispicus) beginning to bloom (left) in Logan Valley, just west of Big Creek Campground, Malheur National Forest..........July 1, 2010. The photo at right shows a late blooming velvet lupine along Forest Service Road 16 in Summit Prairie, Malheur National Forest........August 10, 2015.
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Velvet lupines (var. tenuispicus) blooming along the Stubblefield Trail, Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge......July 4, 2018.
Paul Slichter