Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis)
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Native
Family:
Fabaceae (Pea)
Height: 0.8 to 2 ft.
Blooms: April to
June
Leaf Type:
divided
Bloom Size: 0.625 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Elongate clusters,
Irregular blossoms
Location: Panhandle Trail
Date: 5/31/2009
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Wild Lupine may be
easily confused with:
- Pickerelweed
Pickerweed is an aquatic plant, and has a much larger leaf than the lupine.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
