Smallflower Lupine

Lupinus polycarpus Greene - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 16 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Blue

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

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Smallflower Lupine: Glaucopsyche lygdamus incognitus, Glaucopsyche xerces, Plebejus icarioides

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington
  • CAN:  British Columbia
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.