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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''L. diffusus'' can occur in longleaf pine-scrub oak sand ridges, sand pine scrubs, deciduous scrub oak barrens, sand pine woods, and live oak-palmetto scrubs (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Carya floridana, Lechea, Chamaecyparis, Quercus virginiana, Q. laevis'' and ''Q. incana'' (FSU Herbarium).
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Revision as of 11:51, 10 November 2015

Lupinus diffusus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae
Genus: Lupinus
Species: L. diffusus
Binomial name
Lupinus diffusus
Nutt.
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Natural range of Lupinus diffusus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Oak Ridge lupine

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, L. diffusus can occur in longleaf pine-scrub oak sand ridges, sand pine scrubs, deciduous scrub oak barrens, sand pine woods, and live oak-palmetto scrubs (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Carya floridana, Lechea, Chamaecyparis, Quercus virginiana, Q. laevis and Q. incana (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Lupinus diffusus at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Apidae: Bombus griseocollis

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum, A. perplexum, Megachile exilis parexilis

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.