Lupinus albifrons - Foothill lupine

Foothill lupine (Lupinus albifrons) is a semi-deciduous, woody-based perennial shrub native to sandy and rocky sites in California and southern Oregon.

Inputs

• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹

Outputs

• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Shrub
• Perennial

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer¹
• Attracting bees¹
• Fire resistance²

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	1.2

Footnotes

1. Lupinus albifrons | Useful Temperate Plants ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time 60 seconds ↩