| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lupinus microphyllus Desr. trib. Genisteae |
| Bibliography | Encycl. [J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & al.] 3: 624 (1792) |
| Native Range | w. South America |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-5200m |
| Description | leaf segments to 8mm long, linear to linear-lanceolate, acute, inflorescence short and compact, flowers small |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |