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Bluebonnets

Bluebonnets

Lupinus texensis
Lupinus texensis Hook.
Texas Bluebonnet, Bluebonnet, Texas Lupine, Buffalo Clover, Wolf Flower
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
USDA Symbol: LUTE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Source: www.wildflower.org/gallery/species.php?id_plant=LUTE

Bluebonnets have been loved since man first trod the vast prairies of Texas. Indians wove fascinating folk tales around them. The early-day Spanish priests gathered the seeds and grew them around their missions. This practice gave rise to the myth that the padres had brought the plant from Spain, but this cannot be true since the two predominant species of bluebonnets are found growing naturally only in Texas and at no other location in the world.

As historian Jack Maguire so aptly wrote, "It's not only the state flower but also a kind of floral trademark almost as well known to outsiders as cowboy boots and the Stetson hat." He goes on to affirm that "The bluebonnet is to Texas what the shamrock is to Ireland, the cherry blossom to Japan, the lily to France, the rose to England and the tulip to Holland."

The ballad of our singing governor, the late W. Lee O'Daniel, goes, "you may be on the plains or the mountains or down where the sea breezes blow, but bluebonnets are one of the prime factors that make the state the most beautiful land that we know.

Source: Aggie Horticulture

Texas lupine has larger, more sharply pointed leaves and more numerous flower heads than similar lupines. Light-green, velvety, palmately compound leaves (usually five leaflets) are born from branching, 6-18 in. stems. These stems are topped by clusters of up to 50 fragrant, blue, pea-like flowers. The tip of the cluster is conspicuously white.

This is the species often planted by highway departments and garden clubs and is one of the six Lupinus species which are the state flower of Texas.

Source: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Taken in: United States / Texas / Marble Falls (show map)

Taken on: April 4, 2024

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Camera: Nikon D810, f/11.0, 1/250 sec, 32mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D810
Lens:	28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	32mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Return detected
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.7 (Windows)
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