Lupinus chamissonis
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Lupinus chamissonis is a species of lupine known by the common name Chamisso bush lupine. It is endemic to California,{{cite web|url=http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LUCH|title=Lupinus chamissonis Eschsch.|publisher=Plants Profile|work=USDA|accessdate=August 30, 2009}} where it is known from most of the length of the coastline. It grows in sand dunes and other immediate coastal habitat.
Description
Lupinus chamissonis is a spreading, bushy shrub growing {{convert|1.5|-|2|m}} tall. Each palmate leaf is made up of 5 to 9 leaflets up to {{convert|2.5 |cm}} long. The herbage is coated in silvery hairs.
The inflorescence bears whorls of flowers each about one to {{convert|1.5|cm}} long. Each flower is light purple to blue with a yellow spot on its banner. The fruit is a hairy legume pod {{convert|2.5|-|3.5|cm}} long.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Lupinus+chamissonis Calflora Database: Lupinus chamissonis (Chamisso bush lupine, Dune bush lupine)]
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,4023,4053 Jepson Manual Treatment - Lupinus chamissonis]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Lupinus+chamissonis Lupinus chamissonis - U.C. Photo gallery]
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Category:Endemic flora of California
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Adelbert von Chamisso
Category:Taxa named by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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