Texas bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
- Flower nameTexas bluebonnet
- Scientific nameLupinus texensis
- Aliasルピナス・テキセンシス, ハウチワマメ, 葉団扇豆
- Place of originTexas in USA
- Place of flowering
- Flowering seasonMarch, April, May, June
What is Texas bluebonnet
Texas bluebonnet is annual plant of creeping dwarf of the lupine genus originated from Texas in United States , and becomes the state flower.
The leaf type is the palmate compound green colored 5 leaves . It letslengthens a spike of approximately 15cm from the root or the tips of the stems that are a ramification well, and a lot of florets bloom there.
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
- GenusLupinus
- SpeciesL.texensis
- Type of flowerLeft-right symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerGross inflorescence
- Petal shapeButterfly shape
- Leaf typepalisade compound leaf
- Edge of the leafEntire
- Life typeAnnual plant
- Flower colorsRed Blue
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit color
- Height20.0 ~ 40.0 cm
- Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 1.0 cm
