Latin name: Lupinus excubitus M.E. Jones var. johnstonii C.P. Smith
Pronunciation: loo-PIE-nus ex-KUBE-it-us JON-ston-ee-eye
Common name: Johnston's bush lupine
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Dry slopes under pines, San Gabriel Mts, 5500'-6500'
Blooming period: May to July
Name derivations: 1) Lupinus 2) excubitus 3) johnstonii
NOTE: I am not convinved of the validity of this variety of Lupinus excubitus and choose to lump it together with var. austromontanus, but include it here because other people are.
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