Lupinus variicolor

Lupinus variicolor
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Genisteae
Genus:	Lupinus
Species:	L. variicolor
Binomial name
Lupinus variicolor Steud.
Synonyms
Lupinus versicolor Lindl.

Lupinus variicolor (varied lupine, manycolored lupine, Lindley's varied lupine or varicolored lupine) is a shrub in the lupine (lupin) genus Lupinus.

Its range is restricted to the northern coastal scrub and coastal prairie in the U.S. state of California. It thrives in elevations between sea level and 1,640 ft (500 m) L. variicolor is endemic to the U.S. state of California where it occurs mostly along the northern coast, though it has also been reported in Sutter County, California. It is one of the foodplants of the endangered mission blue butterfly.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment