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Texas Bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
29.4952, -99.7126
Field Notes
Description:
Texas lupine has larger, more sharply pointed leaves and more numerous flower heads than similar lupines. Light-green, velvety, palmately compound leaves (usually five leaflets) are born from branching, 6-18 in. stems. These stems are topped by clusters of up to 50 fragrant, blue, pea-like flowers. The tip of the cluster is conspicuously white.
Habitat:
Native Distribution: South central to north central Texas mainly in the Blackland Prairie and Edwards Plateau. Planted extensively along roadsides in Texas and Oklahoma, though endemic to Texas.
Native Habitat: Praires; open fields; roadsides
Reference Links:
Lupinus texensis (Texas bluebonnet) | NPIN
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PublishedMay 11, 2013
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