# Lupinus constancei

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***Lupinus constancei*** is a species of [lupine](/source/Lupin) known by the common name **The Lassics lupine**, or **lassicus lupine**. It is [endemic](/source/Endemism) to the U.S. state of [California](/source/California), where it is known from only fourteen occurrences in the [Lassic Range](/source/Lassic_Range) in the [North Coast Ranges](/source/California_Coast_Ranges). It is a member of the [serpentine soils](/source/Serpentine_soil) flora of the mountain forests. This is a low, mat-forming perennial herb no more than 15 centimeters high. Each small palmate leaf is made up of 6 or 7 leaflets up to 2 centimeters long and one wide. The herbage is coated in long, shaggy hairs. The [inflorescence](/source/Inflorescence) is a small, dense clump of several centimeter-long flowers. Each flower is pink in color with darker pink at the tip of the keel. The yellowish banner is reflexed. The fruit is a hairy [legume](/source/Legume) pod 1.5 to 2.5 centimeters long.

## External links

- [Jepson Manual Treatment](http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,4023,4058)
- [Photo gallery](http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Lupinus+constancei)

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