Quercus

Blue Sandhill Lupine

Lupinus diffusus

Native to South Carolina (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

30CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Lupinus

  • Apantesis phylliraPhyllira Tiger Moth
  • Apantesis placentiaPlacentia Tiger Moth
  • Caenurgina crassiusculaForage Looper Moth, Clover Looper, Range Grass Moth
  • Caenurgina erechteaClover Looper Moth, Common Grass Moth, Forage Looper
  • Callophrys henriciHenry's Elfin
  • Callophrys irusThe Hoary Elfin, Bog Elfin?, Frosted Elfin
  • Celastrina neglectaSummer Azure
  • Colias eurythemeOrange Sulphur, Alfalfa Butterfly
  • Colias philodiceClouded Sulphur, Clover Butterfly
  • Cupido comyntasEastern Tailed-Blue
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  • Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
  • Euclidia cuspideaToothed Somberwing
  • Feltia jaculiferaDingy Cutworm
  • Gesta baptisiaeWild Indigo Duskywing, Baptisia Duskywing
  • Glaucopsyche lygdamusSilvery Blue
  • Grapholita tristriganaThree-Lined Grapholita
  • Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
  • Papaipema insulidensRagwort Stem Borer
  • Seirarctia echoEcho Moth
  • Spodoptera dolichosSweetpotato Armyworm, Dolichos Armyworm, Large Cotton Armyworm
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
  • Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
  • Uresiphita reversalisGenista Caterpillar, Genista Cbroom Moth
  • Utetheisa ornatrixOrnate Moth, Pink Underwing, Rattlebox Moth, Bella Moth
  • Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
  • Vanessa virginiensisAmerican Lady, American Painted Lady
  • Walshia miscecolorellaSweetclover Root Borer Moth
  • Anacampsis lupinella
  • Filatima xanthuris
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
11BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Lupinus

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
1Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Lupinus

  • Megachile melanophaea
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
11BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Lupinus

  • Alectoris chukarChukar
  • Antigone canadensisSandhill Crane
  • Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
  • Callipepla gambeliiGambel's Quail
  • Cyrtonyx montezumaeMontezuma Quail
  • Junco hyemalisDark-eyed Junco
  • Lagopus mutaRock Ptarmigan
  • Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
  • Melozone crissalisCalifornia Towhee
  • Zonotrichia atricapillaGolden-crowned Sparrow
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  • Zonotrichia leucophrysWhite-crowned Sparrow
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Fabaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–10b
Soil pH
Acidic
Flower color
Blue or white

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankG5
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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