Bluebonnet

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Bluebonnet is a vibrant blue wildflower, especially known for carpeting Texas fields each spring and serving as a symbol of the state's natural beauty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flowering plant
wildflower
attracts pollinators
belongsToFamily Fabaceae
belongsToGenus Lupinus
bloomsInSeason spring
commonNameOf Lupinus subcarnosus
Lupinus texensis
featuredIn Texas landscape photography
Texas tourism imagery
fixesNitrogen true
floweringTime April
March
early May
flowerShape pea-like
growthForm annual plant
habitat open fields
prairies
roadsides
hasColor blue
purple
white
inflorescenceType spike
isAssociatedWith southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest

Texas
isCulturalSymbolOf Texas
isKnownFor carpeting Texas fields in spring
isLegume true
isStateFlowerOf Texas
isSubjectOf Texas highway wildflower programs
Texas wildflower festivals
isUsedFor ornamental planting
roadside beautification
leafType palmately compound
nativeTo North America
Texas
petalMarkings white spot on upper petal
plantType herbaceous
pollinatedBy bees
protectedIn some Texas public lands
symbolizes Texas natural beauty

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Texas stateFlower Bluebonnet