Pronunciation: loo-PIE-nus for-MO-sus
Common name: Summer lupine
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Dry slopes under pines, clay soils, grasslands,
montane coniferous forest, San Jacinto, Santa Rosa, and
San Gabriel Mts
Blooming period: April to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Lupinus
2) formosus