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.

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

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