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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lupinus villosus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lupinus villosus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Lupinus villosus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-12-003:
Lupinus villosus FAMILY Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lupinus villosus
COMMON NAME:
Lady Lupine, Pink Sandhill Lupine
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JK Marlow jkm060423_100
April Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Standard with deep reddish purple spot, vs. diffusus' white-to-cream spot, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995).
COMPARE
flowers of Lady Lupine and Sky-blue Lupine
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JK Marlow jkm060423_102
April Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Perennial herb with creeping stems from a deep woody taproot, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995).
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JK Marlow jkm060423_103
April Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Leaves evergreen and simple, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995).
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JK Marlow jkm060423_104
April Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lupinus villosus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lupinus villosus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Lupinus villosus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-12-003:
Lupinus villosus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lupinus villosus
2059
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, sandy roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA & SC Coastal Plain (uncommon in NC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Unifoliolate (technically compound but having only 1 leaflet and appearing simple)
Mostly alternate
Petioles 3-10cm long
FLOWER:
Spring
Pink/ Lavender
(standard center reddish-purple)
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens, monadelphous, of 2 lengths
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p331-332
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p315
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p154
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p031
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p199
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p200
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