Flower Mound is a photograph by Inge Johnsson which was uploaded on April 16th, 2013.
Flower Mound
Bluebonnets at Grapevine Lake in North Texas
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Lupinus texensis, the Texas bluebonnet, is a species of lupine endemic to Texas. With other... more
Title
Flower Mound
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture, Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
Bluebonnets at Grapevine Lake in North Texas
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Lupinus texensis, the Texas bluebonnet, is a species of lupine endemic to Texas. With other related species of lupines also called bluebonnets, it is the state flower of Texas. It is a biennial plant which begins its life as a small, gravel-like seed. The seed has a hard seed coat that must be penetrated by wind, rain, and weather over the course of a few months (but sometimes several years). In the fall, the bluebonnets emerge as small seedings with two cotyledons, and later a rosette of leaves that are palmately compound with 5-7 leaflets 3-10 cm long, green with a faint white edge and hair. Growth continues over the mild winter months and then in the spring will take off and rapidly grow larger, before sending up a 20-50 cm tall plume of blue flowers (with bits of white and occasionally a tinge of pinkish-red). The scent of these blossoms has been diversely described; many people say they give off no scent at all, while a few have described the scent as 'sickly sweet'.
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April 16th, 2013
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Flower Mound is beautiful, especially Murrell Park and Northshore Trail. Love the flowers!
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