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Bigleaf Lupine
Bigleaf Lupine
Leaves palmately compound; 10-17 leaflets, to 12 cm long; longest leaf stalks basal, 10-60 cm long Flowers blue to violet, pea-like, to 1.5 cm long; in dense clusters to 40 cm long. Fruits hairy pods to 5 cm long Ecology moist to wet, open habitats (streamside, wet meadows) and disturbed sites, at low to middle elevations Notes: Lupines fix nitrogen, fertilizing poor soils. Source: Pojar's Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast, 1994
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Lupinus Polyphyllus