Bigleaf lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus)

Also Known As: Wyethís lupine
Plant Family: Pea or Legume (Fabaceae)

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2009 Live Map - View

Did you Know? The genus name, Lupinus, comes from the Latin word for wolf, since it was believed that lupines ‘wolfed’ nutrients from the soil, preventing other plants from growing near it. In fact, lupines are able to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, so that they are able to thrive in nutrient-poor soils where few other plants survive.

Phenological Observations of Interest: First Flower, End of Flowering, First Ripe Fruit, All Leaves Withered

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2009 Live Map for Bigleaf lupine

Below you can view the latest 100 observations that have been reported in 2009 for Bigleaf lupine (If the map below is empty then there have not been any 2009 observations reported.)

Use the navigation buttons on the left to zoom in/out and pan around. Click on each place marker to get detail information about that observation.

= First Flower
= End of Flowering
= First Ripe Fruit
= All Leaves Withered

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