Lupinus albifrons, silver lupine, white-leaf bush lupine, or evergreen lupine, is a species of lupine (lupin). It is native to California and Oregon, where it grows along the coast and in dry and open meadows, prairies and forest clearings. It is a member of several plant communities, including coastal sage scrub, chaparral, northern coastal scrub, foothill woodland, and yellow pine forest.
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Lupinusalbifrons, silver lupine, white-leaf bush lupine, or evergreen lupine, is a species of lupine (lupin). It is native to California and Oregon,...
species of lupin: Lupinusalbifrons Silver bush lupine Lupinus arboreus Yellow bush lupine Lupinus chamissonis Chamisso bush lupine Lupinus excubitus Grape...
feed on the leaves of the three host lupine plants (Lupinusalbifrons, Lupinus formosus, and Lupinus variicolor) native to their habitat. The plants are...
larvae have been recorded feeding on decaying seed pods of Lupinus species (L. albifrons and L. latifolius). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dicymolomia...
areas of the butterfly's host lupine plant, Lupinusalbifrons. Mission blues lay their eggs on L. albifrons each year. The fire burned about 300 plants...
for nectar. Lange's metalmark butterfly also uses silver lupine (Lupinusalbifrons) for mating. Unlike the many butterfly species that have several generations...
due to the presence of several lupine species foodplants, including Lupinusalbifrons, L. formosus, and L. variicolor) San Bruno elfin butterfly (Callophrys...
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