Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lupinus littoralis Douglas ex Lindl. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Bot. Reg. 14: t. 1198 (1828) |
Native Range | British Columbia to nw. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | leaflets 5-9, oblanceolate, 20-35mm long, finely long hirsute, corolla 10-13mm long |
Size | 20-70cm |
Color | blue, lilac, white |
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 franciscanus Greene Lupinus nutkatensis J.G.Cooper |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |