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Skyblue Lupine (Lupinus diffusus) Pender Co., NC 23 Apr 2006 Also known as Oak Ridge Lupine, this plant is found in open woods in the sandhills and southeast coastal plain in NC. |
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Skyblue Lupine (Lupinus diffusus) Pender Co., NC 23 Apr 2006 Skyblue Lupine is another caterpillar host plant for Frosted Elfins. |
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Lady Lupine (Lupinus villosus) Pender Co., NC 23 Apr 2006 Uncommon in NC, this elegant lupine is found in sandy localities in southeastern NC. |
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Lady Lupine (Lupinus villosus) Pender Co., NC 23 Apr 2006 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
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