Fabaceae

Silvery lupine

Lupinus argenteus Pursh

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lupinus

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Silvery lupine (Lupinus argenteus) — FlowerPhoto: Jay Brasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: ترمس فضي
arz: ترمس فضى
English: Silvery lupine, Silver-stem lupine
Icelandic: Melrakkalúpína
nv: Azeeʼbíniʼí

Synonyms

Lupinus argenteus var. argenteus
Lupinus argenteus var. stenophyllus (Rydb.) R.J.Davis

Flowers

In flower: May to August (from 656 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Toxicity: Severe, 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: Jay Brasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Whitney Brook Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: graeme wahn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: benvancitters, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: beth boak, 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.