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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Lupinus perennis
Phenology Observation Sheet for Wildflowers and Herbs

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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