Mojave Lupine

After years of drought, this annual reappeared with many others along this road, area sometimes described as stabilized sand dunes

After years of drought, this annual reappeared with many others along this road, area sometimes described as stabilized sand dunes

After years of drought, this annual reappeared with many others along this road, area sometimes described as stabilized sand dunes

After years of drought, this annual reappeared with many others along this road, area sometimes described as stabilized sand dunes. 'cotyledons disk-like, persistent'.

Inflorescence: 4--13 cm, flowers spiraled; peduncle 6--15 cm; pedicels 3--5 mm; bracts 2--4 mm, straight, persistent, tips sparsely ciliate. Flower: with violet odor, 7--10 mm; calyx tips generally glabrous (ciliate), upper lip 3--3.5 mm, rounded or 2-toothed, lower 4--5 mm; petals deep blue-purple, banner spot white or yellow, in age magenta, keel glabrous.

Inflorescence: 4--13 cm, flowers spiraled; peduncle 6--15 cm; pedicels 3--5 mm; bracts 2--4 mm, straight, persistent, tips sparsely ciliate. Flower: with violet odor, 7--10 mm; calyx tips generally glabrous (ciliate), upper lip 3--3.5 mm, rounded or 2-toothed, lower 4--5 mm; petals deep blue-purple, banner spot white or yellow, in age magenta, keel glabrous.

Inflorescence: 4--13 cm, flowers spiraled; peduncle 6--15 cm; pedicels 3--5 mm; bracts 2--4 mm, straight, persistent, tips sparsely ciliate. Flower: with violet odor, 7--10 mm; calyx tips generally glabrous (ciliate), upper lip 3--3.5 mm, rounded or 2-toothed, lower 4--5 mm; petals deep blue-purple, banner spot white or yellow, in age magenta, keel glabrous.

Inflorescence: 4--13 cm, flowers spiraled; peduncle 6--15 cm; pedicels 3--5 mm; bracts 2--4 mm, straight, persistent, tips sparsely ciliate. Flower: with violet odor, 7--10 mm; calyx tips generally glabrous (ciliate), upper lip 3--3.5 mm, rounded or 2-toothed, lower 4--5 mm; petals deep blue-purple, banner spot white or yellow, in age magenta, keel glabrous.

Inflorescence: 4--13 cm, flowers spiraled; peduncle 6--15 cm; pedicels 3--5 mm; bracts 2--4 mm, straight, persistent, tips sparsely ciliate. Flower: with violet odor, 7--10 mm; calyx tips generally glabrous (ciliate), upper lip 3--3.5 mm, rounded or 2-toothed, lower 4--5 mm; petals deep blue-purple, banner spot white or yellow, in age magenta, keel glabrous.

Leaf: basal; petiole 2--12 cm; leaflets 7--9, 10--20 mm, 3--8 mm wide, occasionally obovate, bright green.

Leaf: basal; petiole 2--12 cm; leaflets 7--9, 10--20 mm, 3--8 mm wide, occasionally obovate, bright green.

Fruit: 1.5--2.5 cm, +- 8 mm wide, oblong, upper suture wavy, densely long-ciliate, sides glabrous or hairs few, short, when dry scale-like. Seed: 2--6, wrinkled.

This has become one of my favorite botanizing sites. Easy access and frequent travel make this a very convenient stop to watch as the season progresses. Here we have a little annual Lupine with quite connate cotyledons.