Lupinus arizonicus
Lupinus arizonicus, the Arizona lupine, is a flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of North America, where it can be found growing in open places and sandy washes below elevation. It is common around Joshua Tree National Park and Death Valley National Park in California. Description It is an annual plant growing to in height. The leaves are palmately compound with 6–10 leaflets, each leaflet long and broad, on a long petiole. The flowers are magenta to dark pink, 7–10 mm long, with 20–50 or more flowers in a tall spike. It is a host of the moth species, Helicoverpa zea. References External links Jepson Flora Project: Lupinus arizonicus USDA Plants Profile Photo gallery Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 136 arizonicus Flora of Arizona Flora of California Flora of Nevada Flora of Northwestern Mexico Flora of the Sonoran Deserts Flora of the California desert regions Natural history of the Colorado Desert Natural history of the Mojave Desert Flora without expected TNC conservation status