| Taxon | Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | lupine; lupin; sun-dial plant; sun dial plant; sundial plant; sun-dial; sun dial; sundial; old-maid's-sunbonnets |
| Species common name(s) | chick lupine; chick lupin; wide-bannered lupine; small-fruited lupine |
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| Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | golden lupine [Lupinus densiflorus var. aureus] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | secund lupine is applied to multiple Lupinus microcarpus taxa; white lupine, common white lupine are applied to multiple Lupinus taxa; miniature lupine is more commonly applied to Lupinus bicolor; monkey faces, monkey-faces, blue bean are applied to taxa in multiple families |
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| Notes | densely red-flowered lupine is misleading, since the taxon is rarely reddish |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Lupinus densiflorus Benth. |
