| + | Lupinus perennis, Linn. Sun-Dial. Common Wild Lupine. St. erect, 1-2 ft. high, rather stout, minutely pubescent: lvs. long-petioled, soft-downy; 1fts. 7-9, obovate-oblong to lanceolate, obtuse, glabrous above, soft-downy below: fls. in large, loose terminal spikes or racemes, alternate, blue, varying to white. June, July. Canada to Fla. B.M. 202. Mn. 6:101. B.B. 2:269. Desirable species, growing in the poorest soil, preferring sandy land. Grows from subterranean rootstocks. |