Lupinus holmgrenianus

{{Short description|Species of legume}}

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|genus = Lupinus

|species = holmgrenianus

|authority = C.P.Sm.

| status = G2

| status_system = TNC

| status_ref = {{cite web | url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148281 | title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 }}

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Lupinus holmgrenianus is a species of lupine known by the common name Holmgren's lupine. It is native to the desert mountains of western Nevada and a few ranges of adjacent Inyo County, California, including the Last Chance Range of Death Valley National Park. This is a hairy perennial herb growing erect to a maximum height near {{convert|70|cm}}. Each palmate leaf is made up of 4 to 7 leaflets up to {{convert|5|cm}} long. The inflorescence is a spiral of flowers each just over a centimeter long. They are purple in color with yellow patches on their banners. The fruit is a hairy legume pod 4 or 5 centimeters long.

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