Kingdom Plantae Family Fabaceae Tribe Genisteae Scientific name Lupinus variicolor | Order Fabales Subfamily Faboideae Genus Lupinus Rank Species | |
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Similar Lupinus formosus, Lupinus longifolius, Lupinus brevicaulis, Lupinus chamissonis, Lupinus diffusus | ||
Lupinus variicolor (varied lupine, manycolored lupine, Lindley's varied lupine or varicolored lupine) is a shrub in the lupine (lupin) genus Lupinus.
Its range is restricted to the northern coastal scrub and coastal prairie in the U.S. state of California. It thrives in elevations between sea level and 1,640 ft (500 m). L. variicolor is endemic to California where it occurs mostly along the northern coast, though it has also been reported in Sutter County, California. It is one of the foodplants of the endangered mission blue butterfly.
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