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{{Taxobox
{{SPlantbox
| color = lightgreen
|familia=Fabaceae
| name = ''Lupinus nanus''
|genus=Lupinus
| image = Nanus.jpg
|species=nanus
| image_width = 240px
|common_name=Sky Lupine, Field Lupine, Dwarf Lupin, Douglas' Annual Lupine
| image_caption =
|habit=herbaceous
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
|Min ht metric=cm
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
|Temp Metric=°F
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
|image=Nanus.jpg
|image_width=240
| species = '''''L. nanus'''''
}}
}}
'''''Lupinus nanus''''' ("Sky Lupine", "Field Lupine", "Dwarf Lupin" or "Douglas' Annual Lupine"), is a species of [[lupin]]e native to the western [[United States]]. It grows naturally in chaparral clearings and along slopes in [[California]], [[Nevada]], and on [[Steens Mountain]] in eastern [[Oregon]].
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Lupinus nanus, Douglas. St. slender, ½ -l ft., often branching from the base, hairy: lfts. 5-7, linear to oblanceolate, pointed, pubescent both sides, stalks 1-3 times longer: fls. in elongated, loose racemes, verticillate on slender stalks, large, white, pointed with clear blue, edged with deeper blue; wings bluish, hiding white brownish keel: pod hairy. June, July. Calif. —This species and its varieties are very floriferous, giving a fine effect in masses and in the border. Var. albus Hort., white tinged with lilac. Var. albo- coccineus, Hort. A very compact variety, the lower half of the spike rosy red, the upper white; forms compact tufts and is called a superior variety.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Varieties==
There are three accepted [[subspecies]] of ''Lupinus nanus'' [http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=profile&symbol=LUNA3&display=31]:
There are three accepted [[subspecies]] of ''Lupinus nanus'' [http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=profile&symbol=LUNA3&display=31]:
*''Lupinus nanus'' subsp. ''latifolius'' (Benth. ex Torr.) D.Dunn
*''Lupinus nanus'' subsp. ''latifolius'' (Benth. ex Torr.) D.Dunn
*''Lupinus nanus'' subsp. ''nanus''
*''Lupinus nanus'' subsp. ''nanus''
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LUNA3 USDA profile] of ''Lupinus nanus''
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