excubitus
Pronunciation: loo-PIE-nus ex-KUBE-it-us
Common name: Grape soda lupine
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Desert slopes, washes to 7500', Mojave
Desert. adjacent southern and eastern Sierras
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Lupinus
2) excubitus