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Lupinus perennis ssp. gracilis

Wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassRosidaeRoses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
OrderFabalesLegumes (pea and bean families)
FamilyFabaceaeLegume family (peas and beans)
GenusLupinus“Wolf,” because of the mistaken belief that lupines ravage land they grow on; in fact, they contribute nutrients
Speciesperennis
ssp.gracilis

About plant names...

Wild lupines are natives of eastern North America.

Plants: 8-24" (20-60 cm) tall, with light green or reddish green stems.

Leaves: Palmate, with circular rosettes containing 7-11 leaf­lets. Leaflets may be pointed or rounded, are ½-2" (1.5-6 cm) long, and are smooth and medium green on top, and pale green and somewhat hairy below.

Flowers: Flower spikes are 4-10" (10-25 cm) long, and are blue, or sometimes pink or white.

Fruits: Yellow-grayish-brown pods like fuzzy pea pods, 1-1¾" (3-5 cm) long, with 5-7 seeds each.

Online References:

The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site

Illinois Wildflowers

The Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

The Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

Minnesota Wildflowers

The University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

5/6/2016 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

4/25/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 18 × 13" (46 × 33 cm) ID is uncertain

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

Probably a cultivar. · 5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 21 × 14" (52 × 34 cm)

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

6/9/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

6/9/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine
≈ 19 × 29" (48 × 73 cm)

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

5/6/2016 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

7/17/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine
≈ 5 × 4" (12 × 10 cm)

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 16 × 20" (41 × 51 cm)

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

8/6/2014 · Shieling Forest, Peterborough, New Hamp­shire
≈ 8 × 6" (20 × 14 cm)

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

7/14/2012 · Gordon and Kathy’s, Prospect, Maine
≈ 5 × 8" (13 × 19 cm) ID is uncertain

Lupinus perennis

Lupinus gracilis Nutt. non J. Agardh

Lupinus nuttallii S. Watson

Lupinus perennis L. var. gracilis (Nutt.) Chapm.

 

Lupinus perennis ssp. gracilis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 23 Aug 2021.

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Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

7/22/2021 · Mitchell Field, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 6 × 9" (15 × 23 cm)

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

7/14/2012 · Gordon and Kathy’s, Prospect, Maine
≈ 4½ × 6" (11 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

7/14/2012 · Gordon and Kathy’s, Prospect, Maine
≈ 6 × 8" (14 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 7 × 11" (18 × 27 cm) ID is uncertain

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

Probably a cultivar. · 5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Mass­a­chu­setts

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

6/9/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

7/14/2012 · Gordon and Kathy’s, Prospect, Maine
≈ 6 × 9" (14 × 22 cm) ID is uncertain

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

4/27/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 16 × 10" (40 × 26 cm) ID is uncertain

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

Probably a cultivar. · 5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 8 × 12" (20 × 31 cm)

Lupinus perennis (wild lupine, Indian beet, old maid’s bonnets, blue lupine, sundial, lupine)

7/17/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine
≈ 6 × 4" (14 × 10 cm)

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