Lupinus arizonicus

Lupinus arizonicus, the Arizona lupine, is a flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of North America, where it can be found growing in open places and sandy washes below elevation. It is common around Joshua Tree National Park and Death Valley National Park in California.

Description

It is an annual plant growing to in height. The leaves are palmately compound with 6–10 leaflets, each leaflet long and broad, on a long petiole. The flowers are magenta to dark pink, 7–10 mm long, with 20–50 or more flowers in a tall spike. It is a host of the moth species, Helicoverpa zea.