Fabaceae
Narrowleaf lupine
Lupinus angustifolius
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lupinus
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Common names
By language (24)
- Arabic
- ترمس ضيق الأوراق, ترمس الشيطان, ترمس شيطاني
- arz
- ترمس ضيق الاوراق
- Azerbaijani
- Ensizyarpaq acıpaxla
- Belarusian
- Лубін вузкалісты
- Bulgarian
- Теснолистна лупина
- Chinese
- 狭叶羽扇豆, 狹葉羽扇豆, 细叶羽扇豆, 羽扇豆, 蓝花羽扇豆
- Czech
- Lupina úzkolistá
- Dutch
- Blauwe lupine, Bittere lupine
- English
- Narrowleaf lupine, Blue lupin, Narrow-leafed lupin
- Finnish
- Sinilupiini
- French
- Lupin bleu, Lupin réticulé, Lupin à feuilles étroites, Lupin à folioles étroites
- German
- Blaue Lupine, Schmalblättrige Lupine
- Hebrew
- תורמוס צר עלים, תורמוס צר-עלים
- hsb
- Wulkołopjenata lupina, Módry škrěkawnik
- Hungarian
- Keskenylevelű csillagfürt
- Icelandic
- Lensulúpína
- Latvian
- Šaurlapu lupīna
- nv
- Azeediilchʼílii
- Polish
- Łubin wąskolistny, Łubin niebieski
- Russian
- Люпин узколистный
- Spanish
- Altramuz australiano, Altramuz azul
- Swedish
- Blålupin, Lathyrus angustifolius
- Ukrainian
- Люпин вузьколистий
- Welsh
- Bysedd-y-blaidd culddail
Synonyms
- Lupinus angustifolius f. belorussicus Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius f. confertus Kloczko & Kurl.
- Lupinus angustifolius f. deramosus Taran. & Buschueva ex Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius f. epigonalus Taran. & Buschueva ex Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius f. kloczkovii Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius f. kuptzovii Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius f. zhukovskii Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius prol. cryptanthus (Shuttlew.) Rouy
- Lupinus angustifolius prol. linifolius (Roth) Rouy
- Lupinus angustifolius subsp. brachystachys Batt. & Trab.
- Lupinus angustifolius subsp. cryptanthus (Shuttlew.) P.Fourn.
- Lupinus angustifolius subsp. leucospermus (Boiss.) Cout.
- Lupinus angustifolius subsp. linifolius (Roth) Arcang.
- Lupinus angustifolius subsp. linifolius (Roth) Batt. & Trab.
- Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus (Desv.) Arcang.
- Lupinus angustifolius subvar. albosyringeus Taran. ex Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius subvar. candidus Kuptzov & Kurl.
- Lupinus angustifolius subvar. lilacinus Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius subvar. maissurianii Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius subvar. polonicus Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius subvar. purpureus Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius subvar. rhodanthus Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius subvar. rubidus Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius subvar. violaceus Kuptzov & Kurl.
- Lupinus angustifolius subvar. virescens Kuptzov & Kurl.
- Lupinus angustifolius subvar. viridulus Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius var. albidus Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius var. albopunctatus Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius var. albosyringeus Taran. ex Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius var. atabekovae Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius var. brunneus Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius var. candidus Kuptzov & Kurl.
- Lupinus angustifolius var. chalybeus Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius var. corylinus Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius var. cryptanthus (Shuttlew.) Fiori & Paol.
- Lupinus angustifolius var. griseomaculatatus Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius var. linifolius (Roth) Batt.
- Lupinus angustifolius var. purpureus Kurl. & Stank.
- Lupinus angustifolius var. reticulatus (Desv.) Rouy
- Lupinus angustifolius var. rubidus Kurl. & Stank.
and 13 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 634 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- blue (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Toxicity: Moderate, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
Photos
FlowerPhoto: tylototriton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jessica Aidley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Francesco Santoro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: marta margalef, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 🌴Anxo🌿, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nedev Nikola, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.