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Bluebonnet 82 images Created 24 May 2015

Lupinus texensis
From late March to mid April, the Bluebonnet attracts residents and tourists alike. Depending on the year, you might encounter some Bluebonnets, lots of Bluebonnets, or, more Bluebonnets than you can imagine. You’ll see pure stands, or mixtures with other early season varieties like Indian Paintbrush, Drummond Phlox, and White Prickly Poppy.

The Texas Bluebonnet stands 6 to 18 inches in height with as many as 50 small pea-like flowers clustered on the stem, topped by a bright white cap. Multiple pea-like pods erupt from the stem, producing the seeds for the following season – or the next season that conditions are right for germination. The Bluebonnet likes a cool, moist fall to germinate.

Six species of Bluebonnet grow in the state. All of them are designated as the Texas State Flower. Lupinus texensis is the most common species in the central Texas area.

One of the early common names for the Bluebonnet was Wolf Flower, from the observation that it often thrives on sandy and poor soil. The Wolf Flower was thought to have ‘wolfed’ the nutrients from the soil, when in fact, as a legume it does an excellent job of fixing nitrogen in the soil. You may also hear it referred to as El Conejo for its white tip resembling a cottontail rabbit.
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  • Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis), Muleshoe Bend LCRA Park, Travis County, Texas
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  • Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis), Willow City Loop, Gillespie County, Texas
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    Texas Bluebonnet PanoramaAB_150409_M...jpg
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    Texas Bluebonnet PanoramaAB_150409_M...jpg
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  • Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis), Willow City Loop, Gillespie County, Texas
    Texas Bluebonnets AB_070418_Z8Q2345.jpg
  • Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis), Willow City Loop, Gillespie County, Texas
    Texas Bluebonnets AB_070418_Z8Q2363.jpg
  • Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis), Willow City Loop, Gillespie County, Texas
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  • Bluebonnet, (Lupinus texensis), Gonzales County, Texas
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  • Bluebonnets  (Lupinus texensis) and Agave Washington County, Texas
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  • Texas Bluebonnet Panorama (Lupinus texensis), Willow City Loop, Gillespie County, Texas
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    Texas Bluebonnets AB_100413IMG_8071.jpg
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    Texas Bluebonnets AB_100423_MG_8280.jpg
  • Texas Bluebonnet Panorama (Lupinus texensis), Willow City Loop, Gillespie County, Texas
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  • Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis, Blanco County, Texas
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  • Texas Bluebonnet Panorama (Lupinus texensis), Willow City Loop, Gillespie County, Texas
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