Legumes: Lupines and Deervetch of Mount Diablo

A guide that should help fellow hikers, naturalists, and citizen scientists differentiate between the similar-looking lupines and deervetch seen at Mount Diablo.

Arroyo Lupine 1
Lupinus succulentus
Big Pod Lupine 2
Lupinus pachylobus
Broadleaf Lupine 3
Lupinus latifolius
Chick Lupine 4
Lupinus microcarpus
Chile trefoil 1
Acmispon wrangelianus
Common Deerweed 5
Acmispon glaber
Miniature Lupine 6
Lupinus bicolor
Silver Lupine 7
Lupinus albifrons
Spanish clover 5
Acmispon americanus
Summer Lupine 1
Lupinus formosus
desert deervetch 8
Acmispon parviflorus
foothill deervetch 9
Acmispon brachycarpus
sky lupine 1
Lupinus nanus

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