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  9. Grape Soda Lupine

species 5,016 observations

Grape Soda Lupine

Lupinus excubitus

Status
native
Bees
2 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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114 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Arrowhead Blue, Silvery Blue, Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur, Western Sulphur 35
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee, Ancylandrena atoposoma 2
  • 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 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Lupine Aphid, California Quail, Margined Calligrapher, Gambel's Quail 6
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Red-eared Blister Beetle, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Ornate Checkered Beetle, Crotch's Bumble Bee 67

Children

  • Mountain Springs Bush Lupine

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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