Chamisso Bush Lupine

Lupinus chamissonis Eschsch. - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Blue, Purple

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

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Chamisso Bush Lupine: Areniscythris brachypteris, Argyrotaenia francisana, Argyrotaenia franciscana franciscana, Chionodes braunella, Plebejus icarioides, Plebejus icarioides moroensis, Syncopacma metadesma, Syncopacma nigrella, Uresiphita reversalis, Walshia miscecolorella

Native Range

  • USA:  California
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.