Description: Dwarf lupine looks very similar to its lower elevation relatives- just much smaller! Due to the extreme conditions it grows in, this flower is never able to grow as large as other varieties. This example was photographed on Second Burroughs Mountain trail, August 31, 2014. NPS Photo. Date: 31 August 2014, 11:57. Source:
Dwarf Lupine. Author:
Mount Rainier National Park from Ashford, WA, United States.