Silver Lupine

Lupinus albifrons Benth. - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 15.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink, Blue, Purple

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Silver Lupine: Chionodes braunella, Chionodes braunella arborei, Epinotia infuscana, Glaucopsyche piasus, Glaucopsyche piasus piasus, Plebejus icarioides, Rhamphura ochristriata, Sparganothis senecionana, Syncopacma nigrella

Native Range

  • USA:  California, Oregon
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.