| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lupinus sericeus Pursh trib. Genisteae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 468 (1813) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to w. & wc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 100-2500m |
| Description | leaflets 4-7, silvery sericeous-hirsute, flowers in short, sparse, racemose spike, corolla in centre white |
| Size | 20-70cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 alpicola L.F.Hend. ex Piper Lupinus amniculi-salicis C.P.Sm. Lupinus arceuthinus Greene Lupinus bakeri Greene Lupinus comatus Rydb. Lupinus dichrous Greene Lupinus egglestonianus C.P.Sm. Lupinus falsocomatus C.P.Sm. Lupinus habrocomus Greene Lupinus herman-workii C.P.Sm. Lupinus leucopsis J.Agardh Lupinus multicincinnis C.P.Sm. Lupinus ornatus Nutt. Lupinus sericeus f. leucanthus B.Boivin |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |