Dwarf Lupine

lupinus lepidus

The Dwarf Lupine is a tiny, colorful flower that loves to bloom in sunny places! It's a great plant for butterflies and bees who come to visit it.

Lebensraum: It lives in rocky, sunny areas, often found in meadows and mountainous regions.

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The Dwarf Lupine has dense, silvery-green, palm-shaped leaves covered in fine hairs, forming a compact mound. It sports striking, upright spikes of small, pea-like flowers, typically in shades of vibrant purple to blue, making it stand out in meadows.

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Dwarf Lupine

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Bumblebees love Dwarf Lupine! They are important pollinators, often seen buzzing around its purple flower spikes.

Its name 'Lupinus' comes from 'lupus' (wolf), as people once thought it 'wolfed' nutrients from the soil!

Native Americans historically used parts of lupine plants for dyes, medicine, and sometimes even food after careful processing.

Wild Dwarf Lupine seeds can remain dormant for many years, waiting for just the right conditions to sprout!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Dwarf Lupine can fix nitrogen from the air into the soil, acting like a natural fertilizer for other plants around it.

Dwarf Lupine has tiny hairs on its leaves and stems that help it conserve water and protect itself from harsh sunlight.

Dwarf Lupine seeds are held in pods that can burst open to fling seeds far away, helping new plants grow.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 10-40 cm
Ausbreitung: 15-30 cm
Blütengröße: 1-2 cm
Blütezeit: Late spring to summer
Essbar: Nein
Giftigkeit: Mäßig
Lebenszyklus: Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode: Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Bumblebee

Bombus appositus

Transfers pollen between flowers

symbiotic with

Rhizobium bacteria

Rhizobium leguminosarum

Helps fix nitrogen in soil

eats

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Browses on leaves and stems

Merkmale

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.