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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Fabaceae
Lupinus perennis L.
sundial lupine, wild lupine
Lupinus: from the Latin lupus for "wolf," alluding to the belief that these plants robbed the soil, which is the opposite of the truth
perennis: perennial
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-24" tall forb |
| Flower: | blue to less commonly white, 5-parted, 1" long; inflorescence a 4"-8" tall, dense, conical cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | hairy, oblong, flattened pod coiling when open; 2 to several seeds |
| Leaf: | palmately-divided into 7-11 leaflets |
| Habitat: | full to partial sun; dry to moderate moisture; woods, prairies; in sandy soil |
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