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There is a high possibility that this flower is misclassified. Peck idenifies 47 species and a few varieties of lupines. Featured here is a small one usually isn't over knee high found along roadsides and open areas in Northwest Oregon.
If I'm correct, the range of this variety of lupine is vast, running from southern British Columbia through northern California and on both sides of the Cascades in Oregon and Washington.
The lower photos show the seed pods while still green. They ripen and dry to a black color, and open with a snap that sends the seeds flying. When mature just walking past a plant and bumping it will set them off, and the noise is enough to be startling.