Lupinus (havardii)

Morris J. Houck, Jr. USDA NRCS - James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center 3776 Farm Road 1292 Knox City, Texas 79529-2514 (940) 658-3922 (940) 658-3047 (fax) mhouck@tx.nrcs.usda.gov http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/txpmc

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Family Scientific Name:	Leguminosae
Family Common Name:	Legume Family
Scientific Name:	Lupinus havardii S. Wats.
Common Name:	Chisos bluebonnet
Species Code:	LUHA
General Distribution:	Frequent in deserts, usually in alluvium or fine talus, south parts of Hudspeth, Presidio and Brewster Counties in the Trans-Pecos, spring; also Chihuahua.
Propagation Goal:	plants
Propagation Method:	seed
ProductType:	Bareroot (field grown)
Time To Grow:	0
Target Specifications:	Stock Type: Field production. Height: 2.5 ft. Caliper: N/A. Root System: Taproots slender.
Propagule Collection:	Collected at NRCS James E. `Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas on 5/05/1993.
Propagule Processing:	Seed Processing: Seed harvested by hand stripping and cleaned with shaker air screen separation, at the NRCS PMC. Seeds/Kg: 1362 kg. Germination: N/A. Purity: N/A.
Pre-Planting Treatments:	Seed Treatments: Inoculant.
Growing Area Preparation/ Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:	Propagation Environment: Field production planting. Seed Propagation Method: Rhizobia inoculation before seeding on listed beds, irrigation and cultivation.
Establishment Phase:	Sowing Date: October. % Emergence and Date: Overall, all seeds germinated within a month, but a large mortality rate of plants occurred in spring when irrigation was applied. There was not a substantial amount of seeds at harvest time. Sowing/Planting Technique: Direct seeding with grain or grass drill. Establishment Phase: N/A.
Active Growth Phase:	N/A.
Hardening Phase:	N/A.
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping:	Total Time to Harvest: May. Harvest Date: Late spring. Storage Conditions: Temperature regulated seed storage at 50§ Fahrenheit/50% Humidity.
References:	Ajilvsgi 1991, 335; Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas, 803; NRCS James E. `Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas, Plant Collection Information, ECS-580.

Citation:

Esquivel, Rudy G.. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Bareroot (field grown) Lupinus havardii S. Wats. plants USDA NRCS - James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center Knox City, Texas. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2026/04/24). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.