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Lupinus shockleyi
Lupinus shockleyi, commonly known as the desert lupine and the purple desert lupine, is a species of flowering annual plant in the genus Lupinus (lupines) in the legume family Fabaceae. Native to southern California, southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona, it can be found in the Mojave Desert. Standing at up to 30 cm (12 in) tall, L. shockleyi blooms from March to May with dark blue-purple petals on flowers which spiral around its inflorescence. It is a two-seeded plant, with seeds that feature a wrinkly texture.
The species was first described by the American botanist Sereno Watson in 1887. Among the specimens that Watson used for his description was one collected by William H. Shockley, a mining engineer who would collect plants while he worked in the region.
Lupinus shockleyi is found in southern California (where it can be found in the Mojave Desert), southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona. It primarily inhabits deserts and dry shrublands, favoring open, sandy terrain. It is found at elevations below 2,000 ft (610 m) above sea level. Among the locations L. shockleyi can be found is Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in the Colorado Desert, where they can appear in populations exceeding a thousand individuals.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lupinus shockleyi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
