species 10,434 observations
Chick Lupine
Lupinus microcarpus
Field notes
Lupinus microcarpus, the wide-bannered lupine or chick lupine, is a species of lupine native to western North America from southwestern British Columbia south through Oregon and California, including the Mojave Desert, and into Baja California. There is also a disjunct population in South America, with locations in central Chile and western Argentina.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Arrowhead Blue, Silvery Blue, Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur, Western Sulphur
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee, Ancylandrena atoposoma, Osmia longula
3
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Lupine Leaf Gall Midge, Lupine Stem Gall Midge, Lupine Bud Gall Midge, Judolia instabilis
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Brachysomida californica, Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Ornate Checkered Beetle, California Lady Beetle
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Crotch's Bumble Bee, Acmon Blue
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Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided