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Large shrub like plant with heavy dark stems and long stems of purple flowers
California gold country near Priest, Ca elevaton ~1000ft
I've seen ones similar, they really can vary in size. The reference I gave you is for CalFlora.com, it's an excellent site and you will get a good ID if you fill out the template.
This plant is 8+ft tall and has a "hardwood" base stems I don't think Lupine gets that big...
Spotted on Mar 21, 2015
Submitted on Mar 21, 2015
