Lupinus perennis L.
Lupine, wild lupine, sundial lupine
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.
Habitats: Longleaf pine sandhills and sandy or dry rocky roadsides, black oak sand savannas.
Online References:
Probably a cultivar. · 5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm) 
6/9/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine 
5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (41 × 51 cm) 
5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 27 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
Probably a cultivar. · 5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts 
Probably a cultivar. · 5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 12″ (20 × 31 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Fabales | Legumes (pea and bean families) |
| Family | Fabaceae | Legume family (peas and beans) |
| Genus | Lupinus | “Wolf,” because of the mistaken belief that lupines ravage land they grow on; in fact, they contribute nutrients |
| Species | perennis | Perennial |
Lupinus perennis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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