Common Name -  Wild Lupine
	Scientific Name - Lupinus perennis
	Family Name -  Bean (Fabaceae)
Season	Late spring and summer perennial.
Habitat	Sandy soils of woods and prairies,
Flower	Blue, irregular, pea-like with 3 apparent petals. Individual flowers (2/3" wide) form clusters in the shape of a spike. The cluster is often 4" to 8" long.
Leaves	Basal, palmately compound, entire, leaflets 7 - 11, leaflets 1" to 2" long.
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