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Wild blue lupine produces hairy seed pods, which ripen in midsummer. The seed pods open forcibly, throwing the seeds a distance of one or two yards in the process.

• Family: Pea (Fabaceae)
• Habitat: dry open woods, clearings
• Height: 1-2 feet
• Flower size: 1/2 to 3/4 inch long
• Flower color: blue
• Flowering time: May to July
• Origin: native