| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lupinus argenteus Pursh trib. Genisteae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 468 (1813) |
| Native Range | w. & wc. USA to n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-3100m |
| Description | leaves mainly on stem, leaflets 6-9, narrowly lanceolate, 2-3cm long, adaxially glabrous, raceme 10-15cm long, flowers subverticillate, 5-12mm long, pod 15-25mm, hirsute |
| Size | 10-70cm |
| Color | blue, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Lupinus abiesicola C.P.Sm. Lupinus acclivatus C.P.Sm. Lupinus achilleaphilus C.P.Sm. Lupinus alexandrae C.P.Sm. Lupinus alicanescens C.P.Sm. Lupinus aliumbellatus C.P.Sm. Lupinus alsophilus Greene Lupinus alturasensis C.P.Sm. Lupinus annieae C.P.Sm. Lupinus argenteus f. albiflorus B.Boivin Lupinus argenteus var. aristaovatus C.P.Sm. Lupinus argenteus var. decumbens (Torr.) S.Watson Lupinus argenteus var. sericeus Cockerell Lupinus argenteus var. stenophyllus (Rydb.) Davis Lupinus calcicola C.P.Sm. Lupinus capitis-amniculi C.P.Sm. Lupinus cariciformis C.P.Sm. Lupinus charlestonensis C.P.Sm. Lupinus christianus C.P.Sm. Lupinus clarkensis C.P.Sm. Lupinus corymbosus A.Heller Lupinus davisianus C.P.Sm. Lupinus edward-palmeri C.P.Sm. Lupinus equi-coeli C.P.Sm. Lupinus flavopinuum C.P.Sm. Lupinus fremontensis C.P.Sm. Lupinus funstonanus C.P.Sm. Lupinus garrettianus C.P.Sm. Lupinus hendersoni Eastw. Lupinus lanatocarinus C.P.Sm. Lupinus lariversianus C.P.Sm. Lupinus laxiflorus var. corymbosus (A.Heller) Jeps. Lupinus laxiflorus var. foliosus Torr. & A.Gray Lupinus lucidulus Rydb. Lupinus merrilanus C.P.Sm. Lupinus mexicanus A.Gray Lupinus olive-brownae C.P.Sm. Lupinus olive-nortonae C.P.Sm. Lupinus ornatus Newb. Lupinus parviflorus var. complicatus Kuntze Lupinus patulipes C.P.Sm. Lupinus populorum C.P.Sm. Lupinus pulcher Eastw. Lupinus sicco-silvae C.P.Sm. Lupinus sitgreavesii S.Watson Lupinus standingii C.P.Sm. Lupinus stenophyllus Rydb. Lupinus sublanatus Eastw. Lupinus summae C.P.Sm. Lupinus trainianus C.P.Sm. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |