Texas bluebonnet facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Texas bluebonnet
Scientific classification
Genus:	Lupinus
Species:	texensis

Lupinus texensis, the Texas bluebonnet or Texas lupine is a species of lupine native to Texas. It can also be found in the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas.

It is an annual plant. In the fall, the bluebonnets emerge as small seedlings with two cotyledons, and later a rosette of leaves, with five to seven leaflets 3–10 cm long, green with a faint white edge and hair. Growth continues over the mild winter, and then in the spring takes off, rapidly growing larger, before sending up a 20– to 50-cm-tall plume of blue flowers (with bits of white and occasionally a tinge of pinkish-red).

Interesting facts about the Texas bluebonnet

• The bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas.
• Bluebonnet seeds have a hard outer shell to protect from dry conditions as the plant grows better in moist years.
• Many people say that bluebonnets give off no scent, while a few have described it as 'sickly sweet'.
• The plant can be found in the wild in other colors, most notably white, pink, and maroon.

See also

In Spanish: Lupino de Texas para niños