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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lupinus perennis var. gracilis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lupinus perennis ssp. gracilis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Lupinus perennis var. gracilis
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-12-001?:
Lupinus perennis FAMILY Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lupinus nuttallii
COMMON NAME:
Southern Sundial Lupine
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lupinus perennis var. gracilis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lupinus perennis ssp. gracilis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Lupinus perennis var. gracilis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-12-001?:
Lupinus perennis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lupinus nuttallii
4251
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills and sandy or dry rocky roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia & South Carolina
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
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LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 7-11 leaflets
Leaves clustered, nearly whorled
Petioles (2) 5-10 (15) cm long
Stipules are filiform.
FLOWER:
Spring
Blue
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) p332
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p032
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p199
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