
Lupinus polyphyllus
Lupinus polyphyllus Largeleaf Lupine) growing along the edge of my driveway. An escape from cultivation and accidentally introduced from seeds wrongly labeled as Lupinus perennis. L. polyphyllus is not native to states east of the continental divide but is now widely distributed from Minnesota to Maine as a result of deliberate introduction..

"Lupinus polyphyllus" is a species of lupine native to western North America from southern Alaska and British Columbia east to Alberta and western Wyoming, and south to Utah and California. It commonly grows along streams and creeks, preferring moist habitats.