Lupinus variicolor

{{Short description|Species of legume}}

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| image = Lupinus_variicolor_(varied_lupine).JPG

| genus = Lupinus

| species = variicolor

| authority = Steud.

| synonyms = Lupinus versicolor {{au|Lindl.}}

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Lupinus variicolor (varied lupine, manycolored lupine, Lindley's varied lupine or varicolored lupine) is a shrub in the lupine (lupin) genus Lupinus.

Lupinus variicolor is endemic to California where it occurs mostly along the northern coast, though it has also been reported in Sutter County, California.[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Lupinus+variicolor Lupinus variicolor], Calflora Database It is one of the foodplants of the endangered mission blue butterfly. It thrives in elevations between sea level and {{convert|1640|ft|m|abbr=on}}.