About Lupinus concinnus J.Agardh
Lupinus concinnus J.Agardh is a species of lupine commonly called Bajada lupine. It is native to the southwestern United States, ranging from California to Texas, and to northern Mexico, where it grows in many different habitat types. This is an annual hairy herb that can be either erect or decumbent, with a stem that grows 10 to 30 centimeters long. Each small palmate leaf is composed of 5 to 9 leaflets, each up to 3 centimeters long and less than 1 centimeter wide; leaflets are sometimes narrow and linear in shape. Its inflorescence is a dense spiral arrangement of flowers, and some flowers also grow in the leaf axils lower down on the plant. Each individual flower is 5 to 12 millimeters long, and can be purple, pink, or nearly white in color. The fruit is a hairy legume pod that is approximately 1 centimeter long.
