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Presidio of San Francisco Springtime at Crissy Field
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Presidio of San Francisco
Bicolor Lupine or Miniature Lupine
(Lupinus bicolor)
 
Presidio of San Francisco Bicolor Lupine or Miniature Lupine
Will Elder, NPS
Bicolor Lupine near Crissy Marsh.
 

Origin Of Genus Name: Lupinus is Latin for "wolf."

Presidio Locations: Found throughout the sand dunes.

Range In State: California coast.

Description: This annual native has tiny, deep blue flowers. The plant was once thought to deplete or "wolf" the mineral content of the soil; hence the genus name derived from the Latin lupus for "wolf." Actually the plant and all of the Lupine Family enhances soil fertility by fixing atmospheric nitrogen into a useful form. It has palmate (looks like the palm of your hand) leaves which are quite hairy. Blooms March to June.

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Crissy Field around 1940

Did You Know?
During 1941 and 1942, Japanese-American language specialists were trained at the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Crissy Field.
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