Silvery Lupine is a widespread native lupine of dry prairies and mountain slopes across western North America, with silvery-hairy leaves and dense spikes of blue-to-violet flowers. It is a nitrogen-fixer and pioneer on disturbed and dry sites. Bumblebees are the primary pollinators, and the seeds are eaten by small mammals and birds.
Habitat
Dry prairies, sagebrush steppe, and open mountain slopes in the West
Diet
Buzz-pollinated by bumblebees; seeds eaten by small mammals and ground birds
How common
Common
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