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Longspur lupine

Lupinus arbustus Douglas

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Lupinus

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Longspur lupine: The predominantly yellow flowers, green herbage, and spured calyx distinguish this species from the similar Lupinus argenteus (silver lupine).
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Arabic
ترمس شجيري
arz
ترمس شجيرى
English
Longspur lupine

Synonyms

  • Lupinus amniculi-putorii C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus arbustus subsp. calcaratus (Kellogg) D.B.Dunn
  • Lupinus arbustus subsp. neolaxiflorus D.B.Dunn
  • Lupinus arbustus subsp. pseudoparviflorus (Rydb.) D.B.Dunn
  • Lupinus arbustus subsp. silvicola (A.Heller) D.B.Dunn
  • Lupinus arbustus var. calcaratus (Kellogg) S.L.Welsh
  • Lupinus arbustus var. montanus (Howell) D.B.Dunn
  • Lupinus augusti C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus caesius Eastw.
  • Lupinus calcaratus Kellogg
  • Lupinus caudatus var. submanens C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus caudatus var. subtenellus C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus diaboli-septem C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus elegantulus Eastw.
  • Lupinus festucasocius C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus fieldsianus C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus geraniophilus C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus graciliflorus C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus gratus Greene
  • Lupinus henry-smithii C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus inyoensis var. demissus C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus lacus-payetti C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus lassenensis Eastw.
  • Lupinus laxiflorus S.Watson
  • Lupinus laxiflorus f. theiochrous B.L.Rob.
  • Lupinus laxiflorus var. arbustus (Douglas) M.E.Jones
  • Lupinus laxiflorus var. calcaratus (Kellogg) C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus laxiflorus var. cognatus C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus laxiflorus var. durabilis C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus laxiflorus var. elmerianus C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus laxiflorus var. lyleianus C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus laxiflorus var. montanus Howell
  • Lupinus laxiflorus var. multitinctus (A.Nelson) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton
  • Lupinus laxiflorus var. pseudoparviflorus (Rydb.) C.P.Sm. & H.St.John
  • Lupinus laxiflorus var. silvicola C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus laxiflorus var. villosulus C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus laxifolius A.Gray
  • Lupinus laxispicatus Rydb.
  • Lupinus laxispicatus var. whithamii C.P.Sm.
  • Lupinus lyleianus C.P.Sm.

and 17 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.