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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lupinus perennis var. perennis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This is one of the easiest plants in NC to identify. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lupinus perennis ssp. perennis var. perennis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lupinus perennis ssp. perennis var. occidentalis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lupinus perennis ssp. perennis var. perennis
INCLUDING Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Lupinus perennis var. perennis
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-12-001:
Lupinus perennis FAMILY Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lupinus perennis
COMMON NAME:
Northern Sundial Lupine
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Will Stuart wil_lupinus_perennis_1286
April Gates County NC
Chowan Swamp Game Land
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JK Marlow jkm0505k_37
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Leaves palmately compound; leaflets 7-11, oblanceolate, 3-5x long as wide, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Keith Bradley kab_dsc1278
June Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
This close relative of the famous Texas "bluebonnets" may grow 2' high, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Keith Bradley kab_l_perennis_peren_1280
June Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lupinus perennis var. perennis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lupinus perennis ssp. perennis var. perennis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lupinus perennis ssp. perennis var. occidentalis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lupinus perennis ssp. perennis var. perennis
INCLUDING
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Lupinus perennis var. perennis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-12-001:
Lupinus perennis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lupinus perennis
1947
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, sandy roadsides, other dry (and usually sandy and nutrient-poor) habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 7-11 leaflets
Mostly alternate
Petioles (2) 5-10 (15) cm long
Stipules are filiform.
FLOWER:
Spring
Blue
(rarely white or pinkish)
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens, monadelphous, of 2 lengths
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p279
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p332
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p066
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p414
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p153
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p032
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p125
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p088
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p117
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