| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lupinus buchtienii Rusby trib. Genisteae |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 1: 56 (1934) |
| Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-4500m |
| Description | minutely pubescent, leaflets 7-9, oblanceolate, cuneate, obtuse or rounded, flowers 5-10 in elongate raceme, bracts lanceolate, acuminate, peduncles filiform, corolla 7mm |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |