Lupinus hillii (Hill’s lupine)

Lupinus hillii Greene

Hill’s lupine

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Fabales	Legumes (pea and bean families)
Family	Fabaceae	Legume family (peas and beans)
Genus	Lupinus	“Wolf,” because of the mistaken belief that lupines ravage land they grow on; in fact, they contribute nutrients
Species	hillii	Named for Robert Roy Hill (1885-1973)

About plant names...

Apparently Hill’s lupine is quite rare, since I cannot find much of anything about it on the web. It is found in the United States only in Arizona and New Mexico. These photos were taken along the west fork of the Oak Creek Trail, nestled deeply in a cool damp canyon near Sedona.

Identification: Not enough information to describe it.

Online References:

Lupinus hillii on SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network

Lupinus hillii on the USDA Plants Database

Lupinus hillii on CalPhotos

Lupinus hillii on Yavapai Country Native and Naturalized Plants

Lupinus hillii on

Lupinus hillii on CalPhotos