XSilvery lupine (Lupinus argenteus)X
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Silvery lupine (Lupinus argenteus), family Fabaceae (Pea)
From WIKIPEDIA: 'Lupinus argenteus is a species of lupine known by the common name silvery lupine. It is native to much of western North America from the southwestern Canadian provinces to the southwestern and midwestern United States, where it grows in several types of habitat, including sagebrush, grassland, and forests. This is a perennial herb growing erect to heights anywhere between 10 centimeters and 1.5 meters. It is sometimes silvery-hairy in texture and sometimes nearly hairless.' End quote. The plants attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
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The excellent website Native American Ethnobotany shows this to be a Navajo, Ramah Drug (Dermatological Aid). Used as a poultice of crushed leaves applied to poison ivy blisters.
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Plant location: Found on Cottonwood Pass near Granby Colorado on May 27, 2009. Plant -
Bloom season: May to August.Foliage -
Cottonwood Pass - May 27, 2009.
Glaborus bract, macro -
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Cottonwood Pass - May 27, 2009.
Notice the glaborus underside, only, of the foliage -
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Cottonwood Pass - May 27, 2009.
Stem macro, also glaborus. -
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