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§1 Plant

Lupinus latifolius Lindl. ex J. Agardh

vernacular broadleaf lupine — species · Fabaceae


USDA
LULA4
GBIF
2964478
Rank
species
broadleaf lupine (Lupinus latifolius)
Platephotograph · Alberto AlcaláCC BY source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus
Lupinus
§2a

Native status, by region

  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 106 counties across 7 states/territories
Legend Native · 106 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
None
Shade
Low
Moisture use
High
Fire
Low
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
High
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
High
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-18 °F minimum
Frost-free days
150 min.
Precipitation
10–15 in/yr
pH range
6.5–7
Root depth
6 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Multiple Stem
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Short
Mature height
25 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Porous
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Blue
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
Low
Toxicity
Severe
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Mid Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Rapid
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
34,600
Propagation
seed, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
Yes
Browse palatability
Medium
Graze palatability
Medium
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Medium
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 106 counties across 7 states/territories.

Arizona view state ↗ 3 N
California view state ↗ 44 N
Nevada view state ↗ 4 N
New Mexico view state ↗ 3 N
Oregon view state ↗ 26 N
Utah view state ↗ 2 N
Washington view state ↗ 24 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/LULA4 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2964478 ↗

Record version

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