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COMMON NAME

Wild lupine

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Lupinus perennis

Plant family

Pea (Fabaceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

This deep lavender flower can stand 8-30 inches tall. The Karner Blue Butterfly depends on this plant for a food source.
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This deep lavender flower can stand 8-30 inches tall. The Karner Blue Butterfly depends on this plant for a food source.
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The flowers of Wild lupine are generally purplish in color, but can range from blue to white and sometimes even pink. The leaves are spread out in a fan-shape of 7-11 leaflets, described as "palmately compound". The seedpods are often hairy and generally contain 2 or more seeds per pod.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Mississippi , North Carolina , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Texas , Virginia , Vermont , Wisconsin , West Virginia
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