| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lupinus sericeus Pursh trib. Genisteae |
| Synonyms | Lupinus bakeri Greene |
| Lupinus comatus Rydb. | |
| Lupinus dichrous Greene | |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | leaflets 4-7, silvery sericeous-hirsute, flowers in short, sparse, racemose spike, corolla in centre white |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | - |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada Northwestern U.S.A. North-Central U.S.A. Southwestern U.S.A. South-Central U.S.A. |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
sericeus typicus ined.
sericeus egglestonianus C.P.Sm., Spec. Lupinorum 104 (1939)
sericeus flexuosus (Lindl. ex J.Agardh) C.P.Sm., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 51: 307 (1924)
sericeus huffmannii (C.P.Sm.) Fleak & D.B.Dunn, Trans. Missouri Acad. Sci. 5: 87 (1971)
sericeus marianus (Rydb.) Fleak & D.B.Dunn, ibid.
sericeus maximus C.P.Sm. ex Fleak & D.B.Dunn, ibid.
sericeus thompsonianus C.P.Sm., Spec. Lupinorum 105 (1939)
sericeus wallowensis C.P.Sm., ibid
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