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Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons
Photo is of parent taxon

silver bush lupine, silver lupine, white-leaf lupine
Habit Shrubs, 5–50 dm, usually with distinct trunk, green to silvery.
Leaves

silver-silky;

petiole 2–5 cm.
Racemes

8–30 cm.
Inflorescence

bracts 4–8 mm.
Flowers

10–14 mm.

Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons
Phenology Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat Chaparral, foothill woodlands.
Elevation 0–1500 m. (0–4900 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Variety albifrons is known from much of coastal California, the Sierra Nevada Foothills, and southern Oregon (cismontane).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Lupinus > Lupinus albifrons
Sibling taxa
L. albifrons var. abramsii, L. albifrons var. austromontanus, L. albifrons var. collinus, L. albifrons var. douglasii, L. albifrons var. hallii, L. albifrons var. johnstonii, L. albifrons var. medius
Synonyms L. albifrons var. eminens, L. albifrons var. fissicalyx, L. brittonii, L. eminens, L. fissicalyx, L. fragrans
Name authority unknown
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