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Lupinus concinnus is a species of lupine known by the common name Bajada lupine. It is native to the southwestern United States from California to Texas, and northern Mexico, where it is known from many types of habitat. This is a hairy erect or decumbent annual herb with a stem growing 10 to 30 centimeters long. Each small palmate leaf is made up of 5 to 9 leaflets up to 3 centimeters long and under a centimeter wide, sometimes narrow and linear in shape. The flower cluster is a dense spiral of flowers, with some flowers also appearing in leaf axils lower on the plant. Each flower is 5 to 12 millimeters long and purple, pink, or nearly white in color. The fruit is a hairy legume pod around a centimeter long.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

4 - 12 in Tall

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Color

Purple

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Ease of care

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Soil description

Typically found in open, sandy or gravelly areas.

Propagation

For propagating by seed: Fresh seeds need no treatment. Stored seeds scarification or hot water.

Sunset Zones

7*, 8*, 9*, 10*, 11*, 12*, 13, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24

Site type

Open or disturbed places

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

Birds
Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 50 likely

Confirmed Likely

Lupine Dagger

Acronicta lupini

Agrochola purpurea

Painted Tiger Moth

Arachnis picta