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.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

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

Categoría

Plantas

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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.

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

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.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 50-150 cm
Extensión: 50-100 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 1-2 cm
Temporada de floración: Spring to early summer
Comestible: No
Toxicidad: Moderada
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

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

Rasgos

Fijador de nitrógeno

Describe a los organismos capaces de convertir el nitrógeno atmosférico en compuestos utilizables por las plantas.

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Ornamental

Las plantas ornamentales se cultivan principalmente por su atractivo estético, embelleciendo paisajes y jardines con su atractivo follaje, flores o forma.