| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lupinus laxiflorus Douglass ex Lindl. trib. Genisteae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Reg. 14: t. 1140 (1828) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Canada to w. & wc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1600-3100m |
| Description | hispid, leaves petiolate, leaflets 7-9, linear-lanceolate, stipules minute, subulate, flowers alternate in lax raceme, bracts absent, corolla ca. 1cm |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | blue-red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Lupinus argenteus var. laxiflorus (Douglas ex Lindl.) Dorn Lupinus argenteus var. tenellus (Douglas ex G.Don) D.B.Dunn Lupinus foliosus Hook. Lupinus hullianus C.P.Sm. Lupinus laxiflorus var. tenellus (Douglas ex G.Don) Torr. & A.Gray Lupinus montis-cookii C.P.Sm. Lupinus tenellus Douglas ex G.Don |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |