Latin name: Lupinus benthamii A.A. Heller Pronunciation: loo-PIE-nus BEN-tham-ee-eye Common name: Bentham lupine Family: Fabaceae (Pea) Habitat: Open to rocky slopes below about 4000' in valley grassland and foothill woodland from northern Los Angeles Co. and Kern Co. north, and areas of the northwest Mojave Desert Blooming period: March to May Name derivations: 1) Lupinus 2) benthamii |
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