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The species are mostly herbaceous perennial plants 0.3–1.5 metres (1–5 feet) tall, but some are annual plants and a few are shrubs up to 3 m (10 ft) tall. An exception is the chamis de monte (Lupinus jaimehintonianus) of Oaxaca in Mexico, which is a tree up to 8 m (26 ft) tall.
The bloom period is in the months of June, July, and August. The elevation is between 3115 and 9645 feet or 950 and 2940 meters. The growing season is between 1 and 5 months. The wet season is between 4 and 7 months. It is a host for species of butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds, including the Arrowhead Blue butterfly. [3]
Lupinus formosus has been cited as a poisonous plant. Although it is not endangered it faces eradication in some areas at the hands of cattle farmers as it has been implicated in crooked calf disease. This lupine, along with five others, is poisonous from the time it starts growth in the spring until the seed pods shatter in late summer or ...
Lupinus perennis is commonly mistaken for the Western species Lupinus polyphyllus (large-leaved lupine), which is commonly planted along roadsides. [5] [6] L. polyphyllus is not native to eastern North America, but has naturalized in areas in the upper Midwest and New England.
Lupinus havardii is a species of lupine known by the common names Big Bend bluebonnet and Chisos bluebonnet. It is native to Texas and Chihuahua , where it blooms between January and June. Its habitat includes gravelly, fine talus , and the alluvial soils in the desert, valleys, hills, and mountain slopes.
Lupinus lepidus is a small hairy perennial that reaches 10 to 61 centimetres (4 to 24 inches). [3] Palmately compound leaves extend up the stem, but most are basal . [ 3 ] The inflorescence is a dense spike-like raceme , with pink, purple, or blue flowers that often have a yellowish spot. [ 3 ]
Lupinus nootkatensis, the Nootka lupine, [1] is a perennial plant of the genus Lupinus in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to North America and was introduced to Europe in the late 18th century. [2] It grows up to 60 cm tall, and has bright bluish-purple flowers. Iceland Nootka Lupin Flower Iceland Nootka Lupin Flower Fields
Lupinus polyphyllus, the large-leaved lupine, big-leaved lupine, many-leaved lupine, [2] blue-pod lupine, [3] or, primarily in cultivation, garden lupin, is a species of lupine (lupin) native to western North America from southern Alaska and British Columbia [4] and western Wyoming, and south to Utah and California. It commonly grows along ...