Legume Family

Arroyo Lupine

Feb-May

Open Grasslands

Fabaceae

Lupinus succulentus

"Lupus - wolf as they were thought to rob the soil of nutrients"

"Succulent leaves"

Arroyo lupine often grows on the side of a bank in a disturbed area such as a canyon side or a road side where this was taken. The one to two foot-tall flower stalks are a spring fixture along the road to Coe Park.

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