Fabaceae

Oak Ridge lupine

Lupinus diffusus Nutt.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lupinus

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Oak Ridge lupine (Lupinus diffusus) — FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: ترمس منتشر
arz: ترمس منتشر
English: Oak Ridge lupine

Synonyms

Lupinus villosus subsp. diffusus (Nutt.) L.Ll.Phillips
Lupinus villosus var. diffusus (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 61 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: evangrimes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James Weaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Connolly, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dan Vickers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.