Lupinus obtusilobus
Introduction '''''Lupinus obtusilobus''''' is a species of lupine known by the common name '''bluntlobe lupine'''. It is native to high mountains of northern California, including the North Coast Ranges, the Klamath Mountains, and the northernmost Sierra Nevada. It grows in various types of mountain habitat, sometimes carpeting meadows with its purple blooms in the spring. It is a perennial herb growing erect or decumbent along the ground, its stem  long. Each palmate leaf is made up of 6 to 7 leaflets up to  long. The herbage is coated in silvery silky hairs. The inflorescence is a small raceme with a few whorls of flowers each just over a centimeter long. The flower is blue to purple with a yellowish patch on its banner. The fruit is a silky-haired legume pod up to  long.
References
External links * Jepson Manual Treatment* Photo gallery