Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Lupinus angustiflorus is a species of lupine known by the common name narrowflower lupine. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the volcanic soils of the northeastern mountains and Modoc Plateau. It is an erect perennial herb sometimes exceeding one meter in height. Each palmate leaf is made up of 6 to 9 leaflets each up to 6 centimeters long. The inflorescence is up to 34 centimeters long, bearing many flowers each roughly a centimeter long. The flower is cream to pale yellow-orange with a patch of deeper yellow or orange on its banner. The keeled lower petals may be tipped with lavender. The fruit is a hairy legume pod up to 4 centimeters long.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

2 - 3 ft Tall

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Color

Blue, Lavender, Purple, Yellow, Orange, Cream

Water

Moderate

Hummingbirds
Bees
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Pollinators supported

1 confirmed and 86 likely

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  • Confirmed

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Andrena thaspii