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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lupinus diffusus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Learn more about Blue Sandhill Lupine from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lupinus diffusus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Lupinus diffusus
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)
Lupinus diffusus
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-12-002:
Lupinus diffusus FAMILY Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lupinus diffusus
COMMON NAME:
Blue Sandhill Lupine, Sky-blue Lupine
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Alistair Glen gwn_lupinusdiffusus
April New Hanover County NC
A clump-forming herb with decumbent stems, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm130406_810
April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
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JK Marlow jkm130406_810b
April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
Standard with conspicuous white spot (vs. L. villosus' deep reddish purple), per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
COMPARE
flowers of Lady Lupine and Sky-blue Lupine
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JK Marlow jkm130406_828
April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
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JK Marlow jkm130406_835
April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
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Alan S. Weakley asw_193434150239101
May Cumberland County NC
Carvers Creek State Park
Leaves one-foliolate and evergreen, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lupinus diffusus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lupinus diffusus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Lupinus diffusus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)
Lupinus diffusus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-12-002:
Lupinus diffusus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lupinus diffusus
2996
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, sandy roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
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
Blue
(the standard with a conspicuous cream spot)
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, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p277
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p331
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p399
- 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
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p117
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