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Silver Bush Lupine

Lupinus albifrons

The Silver Bush Lupine is a lovely plant with silvery leaves and beautiful purple flowers. It grows in sunny places and helps make the environment better for other plants and animals.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Silver Bush Lupine is a sturdy, shrub-like plant covered in dense, silvery-white hairs. It has distinctive palm-shaped leaves and produces tall, striking spikes of tightly packed, pea-like flowers, which range in color from purplish-blue to white.

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Silver Bush Lupine
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Silver Bush Lupine

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient Romans used lupines as a medicinal plant and even a type of food!

Indigenous peoples once used tough lupine fibers to weave strong ropes and baskets!

Lupine seeds burst from their pods, sometimes flinging them far away!

Some people call it 'Old Man Lupine' because of its silvery, wise appearance!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nitrogen Factory

Silver Bush Lupine can turn nitrogen from the air into plant food, thanks to tiny helper bacteria in its roots, which helps it grow in poor soil.

Fähigkeit

Drought Defender

Silver Bush Lupine has fuzzy, silvery leaves that reflect sunlight and trap moisture, helping it survive long, dry periods without much water.

Fähigkeit

Chemical Shield

Silver Bush Lupine has special chemicals called alkaloids in its leaves and seeds that make it taste bad or be mildly toxic to hungry animals.

Maße und Details

Höhe
50-150 cm
Ausbreitung
50-100 cm
Blütengröße
1-2 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to early summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Mäßig
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Yellow-faced Bumblebee

Bombus vosnesenskii

Buzzes between flowers, collecting nectar

symbiotic with

Lupine Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria

Bradyrhizobium lupini

Lives in roots, helps plant get nitrogen

eaten by

Broom Hairstreak

Callophrys dumetorum

Larvae feed on leaves and flowers

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always look but don't touch plants without asking an adult first.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Silver Bush Lupine?

50-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Silver Bush Lupine?

50-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Silver Bush Lupine?

1-2 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Silver Bush Lupine?

Spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Silver Bush Lupine?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Silver Bush Lupine?

Mäßig

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Silver Bush Lupine?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Silver Bush Lupine?

Insekten

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