Taxon: Lupinus elegans Kunth

Summary

Genus:

Lupinus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Genisteae

Nomen number:

22819

Place of publication:

F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 6:373[folio]; 6:477[quarto]. 1824

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58772312

Verified:

04/04/2024 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

7 (2 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Blanco-García, A. et al. 2011. Nurse-plant and mulching effects on three conifer species in a Mexican temperate forest. Ecol. Engin. 37:994-998.
Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Matuda, E. 1981. Las leguminosae del estado de México.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Soto-Correa, J. C. et al. 2013. The neotropical shrub Lupinus elegans, from temperate forests may not adapt to climate change. Pl. Biol. 15:607-610.
Soto-Correa, J. C. et al. 2014. Lupinus elegans Kunth assisted migration in common garden field tests. Rev. Fitotec. Mex. 37:107-116.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Stepanova, S. I. 1973. K sistematike roda Lupinus L. (To the systematics of the genus Lupinus L.). Trudy Prikl. Bot. 51:41.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: mentions

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	Mexican lupine			1	Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tlaxcala		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
2	Cultivated					Central America	Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala, El Salvador

Cultivated (Central America)

Reference(s)

Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:749.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	agroforestry	used in montane areas of Mexico	Soto-Correa, J. C. et al. 2014. Lupinus elegans Kunth assisted migration in common garden field tests. Rev. Fitotec. Mex. 37:107-116.
Environmental	ornamental	potential	Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Environmental	revegetator	used for ecological restoration of temperate forests in Mexico	Blanco-García, A. et al. 2011. Nurse-plant and mulching effects on three conifer species in a Mexican temperate forest. Ecol. Engin. 37:994-998.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22819. Accessed 15 April 2026.