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bluebonnet: see lupine lupine or lupin (l ..... Click the link for more information. . bluebonnetAny of several flowering plants, including the Texas bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), a North American annual legume native to the plains of Texas. About 1 ft (0.3 m) tall, it bears silky-haired compound leaves and clusters of purplish blue flowers marked in the centre with white or yellow. In the spring it covers immense areas in southern and western Texas like a blue carpet. It is one of the most popular wildflowers of Texas. In Scotland the name is given to the bluebottle (Centaurea cyanus) and to the blue scabious, or devil's bit (Succisa pratensis). bluebonnet of Texas. [Flower Symbolism: Golenpaul, 643] See : Flower, State How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Seadogs (Jackson/Atheneum), written by Lisa Wheeler and illustrated by Mark Siegel, was selected as the Texas Bluebonnet Award winner for 2006. Denton, Texas: Bluebonnet Press, 2005, 682 pages, hardcover. When does the Astro Bluebonnet Bowl finally kick off? |
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