Biology:Lupinus subcarnosus
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| Lupinus subcarnosus | |
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| On a roadside in Texas | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lupinus |
| Species: | L. subcarnosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lupinus subcarnosus Hook.
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Lupinus subcarnosus, the sandy land bluebonnet or Texas bluebonnet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to southeastern Texas and northeastern Mexico.[1] A winter annual reaching 40 cm (16 in), it prefers deep sandy soils.[2] With other related species of lupines also called bluebonnets, it is the state flower of Texas.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lupinus subcarnosus Hook." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/279945-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lupinus subcarnosus Hook.". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 21 March 2022. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LUSU. "Texas Bluebonnet, Sandyland Bluebonnet"
- ↑ How did bluebonnets become state flower?
- ↑ Biota of North America Program. "Lupinus texensis county level distribution map". http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Lupinus%20texensis.png.
Wikidata ☰ Q12841445 entry
